Directed by:
Anastasiya PalchikovaScreenplay:
Anastasiya PalchikovaCinematography:
Глеб ФилатовCast:
Polina Gukhman, Maksim Sukhanov, Anna Chipovskaya, Maksim Saprykin, Iris Lebedeva, Sergey Pokhodaev, Dmitriy Vlaskin, Valentina Roslavtseva (more)Plots(1)
13-year-old Masha grows in the 90s in Russia between the boxing ring and the street. Her friends occasionally kill and rob people. The whole town hates and fears them, but for Masha, they are the best people in the world who love and protect her. She sings jazz and dreams of becoming a singer. One day, Masha finds out who her friends really are and what they have done to her life and family. Having matured, she leaves her small hometown for Moscow, trying to break away from the past. But it overtakes her and brings her back to the place where her childhood passed away. (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival)
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The Russians have always known how to make movies. As long as they manage to avoid patriotism and ripping off Marvel movies (as a last-ditch move), they are able to make movies that are worthwhile. As far as I can tell, the 90s were similar (if not identical) for the former Eastern Bloc countries. Property was redistributed (often in a not-so-legal way), white horses became a highly endangered species, and the local governments were taken over by the all-powerful nouveau riche and ransom collectors. The film convincingly portrays this decade from the perspective of 13-year-old Masha. Polina Guchman was great as Masha and totally outshined her older fellow actors. 4*+
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