Leviathan
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"Leviathan" is a 2014 Russian drama film by Andrey Zvyagintsev that critiques corruption and power in contemporary Russia through the tragic story of a man fighting to save his home.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leviathan canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8624487 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leviathan Context triple: [Andrey Zvyagintsev, notableWork, Leviathan]
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Leviathan
Leviathan is a towering steel giga coaster at Canada's Wonderland renowned for its extreme height, speed, and steep first drop.
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Leviathan
Leviathan is Thomas Hobbes’s seminal 1651 philosophical treatise that lays out a foundational theory of the social contract and the necessity of a powerful sovereign to maintain order.
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C.
Leviathan
Leviathan is a critically acclaimed 2004 progressive/sludge metal concept album by Mastodon inspired by Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
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D.
Leviathan
Leviathan is a clandestine, global criminal and terrorist organization in DC Comics, often depicted as a major adversary of Batman and other heroes.
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E.
Leviathan
"Leviathan" is a 1992 novel by Paul Auster that blends mystery, political intrigue, and metafiction as it follows a writer investigating the life and radicalization of a deceased friend.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leviathan Target entity description: "Leviathan" is a 2014 Russian drama film by Andrey Zvyagintsev that critiques corruption and power in contemporary Russia through the tragic story of a man fighting to save his home.
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A.
Leviathan
"Leviathan" is a 1989 science fiction horror film set in an underwater mining facility, known for its creature effects and tense, claustrophobic atmosphere.
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B.
Leviathan
"Leviathan" is a 1992 novel by Paul Auster that blends mystery, political intrigue, and metafiction as it follows a writer investigating the life and radicalization of a deceased friend.
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C.
Leviathan
Leviathan is a critically acclaimed 2004 progressive/sludge metal concept album by Mastodon inspired by Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
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D.
Leviathan
Leviathan is a monumental, site-specific inflatable sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor, known for its immersive, cathedral-like interior and exploration of scale, space, and perception.
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E.
Leviathan
Leviathan is a clandestine, global criminal and terrorist organization in DC Comics, often depicted as a major adversary of Batman and other heroes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Feature Film
ⓘ
linked to:
Asia Pacific Screen Award
Best Screenplay Award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Job (loosely inspired)
ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Job
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| character |
Kolya
ⓘ
Lilya ⓘ Vadim Shelevyat ⓘ |
| cinematography | Mikhail Krichman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| criticizes |
collusion between church and state
ⓘ
corruption in local government ⓘ |
| director | Andrey Zvyagintsev ⓘ |
| distributor |
Sony Pictures Classics (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Sony Pictures Classics
|
| editor | Anna Mass ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Kirovsk, Murmansk Oblast
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linked to:
Kirovsk
Murmansk Oblast ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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political drama ⓘ social drama ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
abuse of power
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corruption ⓘ individual versus the state ⓘ injustice ⓘ religion and power ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Mikhail Krichman
ⓘ
Philip Glass ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
ⓘ
BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| portrays | struggle of a man to save his home from expropriation ⓘ |
| premiereEvent |
2014 Cannes Film Festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Cannes Film Festival
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| producer |
Alexander Rodnyansky
ⓘ
Sergey Melkumov ⓘ |
| releaseDate |
2014-05-23 (Cannes)
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2014-09-18 (Russia) ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 140 minutes ⓘ |
| screenedInSection | Cannes Film Festival main competition ⓘ |
| screenplayLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary Russia ⓘ |
| settingLocation | fictional coastal town in the Barents Sea region ⓘ |
| stars |
Aleksei Serebryakov
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Elena Lyadova ⓘ Roman Madyanov ⓘ Vladimir Vdovichenkov ⓘ |
| titleReference |
Leviathan (Thomas Hobbes)
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Leviathan (biblical sea monster) ⓘ |
| writer |
Andrey Zvyagintsev
ⓘ
Oleg Negin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leviathan Description of subject: "Leviathan" is a 2014 Russian drama film by Andrey Zvyagintsev that critiques corruption and power in contemporary Russia through the tragic story of a man fighting to save his home.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.