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Antonina, an artist from Saint Petersburg, follows her husband, a political prisoner, to the deep north province of Russia. She starts teaching art in a local school, and is determined to lift the spirit of the downtrodden children in her class. But she finds herself opposed by a twelve-year-old boy...

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Other Authors: Nazarova, Natalya (Director), Dashkin, Maxim (Producer), Ferbikov, Danil (Producer), Frumin, Boris, 1947- (Producer), Kovalevskiy, Denis (Producer), Dziembowska, Anna von (Producer), Mishukov, Vladimir, 1969- (Actor), Gorelova, Nadezhda, 1974- (Actor)
Format: Video
Language:Russian
Language Notes:In Russian with English subtitles.
Published: Amsterdam, North Holland : Fortissimo Films, 2019.
Series:Academic Video Online
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Antonina, an artist from Saint Petersburg, follows her husband, a political prisoner, to the deep north province of Russia. She starts teaching art in a local school, and is determined to lift the spirit of the downtrodden children in her class. But she finds herself opposed by a twelve-year-old boy, Misha, whose brother is a feared local gang leader.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 29, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (93 minutes)
Playing Time:01:32:55
Awards:Won 2019 Honfleur Festival of Russian Cinema, Audience Award
Won 2019 Honfleur Festival of Russian Cinema Grand Prix, Best Film
Won 2020 Skip City International D-Cinema Festival, Best Director - International Feature Film Competition
Won 2020 Skip City International D-Cinema Festival, Special Jury Prize- Feature