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Discover actress Anna Patokina
Anna Patokina, the star of the play “Tanya” at the theater on Bronnaya, is especially good at the roles of thin and vulnerable girls. Slender, with a short haircut, she is often compared to the young Freundlich. Anna easily played a teenage girl pretending to be a guy. According to the director, Anya came to audition on the first day, and he immediately knew that he had found an actress for the lead role.
Vladimir Bek, director: “The most difficult moment is the search for Sasha. I was very worried that such a young artist simply did not exist: with enough experience to play such a difficult role; to be a girl who looks like a boy, while being bright in both gender guises. Quite a few factors had to coincide in one person … But, oddly enough, Anya Patokina, Styopa Belozerov and Polina Fedina came on the first day of the trials. I almost immediately realized that it was them, but I looked at another fifty people to check myself.
Spend an evening watching movies with your parents
In the process of self-determination, rebellious teenagers refuse to obey adults and want to look older through sex, alcohol and illegal substances. It would seem that the plot is not new. But it is thanks to this movie that it will be useful to watch both children and their parents. Trust, mutual understanding and love for one’s neighbor – this is what the filmmakers are talking about.
See the acting duet of the Tolstoganov sisters
The film starred the star of Russian cinema Victoria Tolstoganova – movie actressExecution”, TV series “Mediator”, “The Heifers”, etc. Together with her, her younger sister Margarita, who does not appear on the screen so often, played in the film. “Sasha” gives an opportunity for the first time to look at the acting duet of two sisters.
Watch a movie on the verge of arthouse and mass culture
The entire project team are people involved in cinema on the verge of arthouse and mass production. For example, the young actors Polina Fedina and Stepan Belozerov who played in the film, or the producer of “Arrhythmia” and “Chick” Ruben Dishdishyan. The director was Vladimir Beck, known for the projects “Bird” and “Without Skin”. Perhaps it is thanks to such a team that “Sasha” does not seem difficult for the audience to perceive.
By the way, the film was highly appreciated by European producers and even received a pitching prize at the International Film Festival in Transylvania.
Survive real feelings among the gloomy reality
Despite the declared genre of drama, this is not a gloomy movie about the hard lot of people living in Russia. This is realism in action: here the policeman, the father of the protagonist, does not drive a shiny new car. Teenagers do not have pool parties, but walk around the “abandoned” instead of lessons. Despite the circumstances, genuine feelings arise between the characters, and teenage rebellion turns into an adult and conscious desire to change.
Source: Hellomagazine
Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
