Sasha (film)
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| Russian: Саша | |
| Directed by | Vladimir Beck |
| Screenplay by | Vladimir Bek Anna Efimova |
| Produced by | Ruben Dishdishyan Vasily Klepatsky Katerina Mikhailova |
| Starring | Anya Patokina Stepan Belozyorov Polina Fedina |
| Cinematography | Anton Gromov |
| Edited by | Ilya Malov Sebastian Longariva Tagan Atayev |
| Music by | Federico Campana |
Production companies | Vega Film Mars Media Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Arna Media |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 min. |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Sasha (Russian: Саша) is a Russian drama film directed by Vladimir Bek in 2022.[1][2][3]
It premiered on December 1, 2022. The film was shot with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.[4]
The film received three awards at the Lucca Film Festival (film critics, audience sympathies and student jury),[5] as well as the National Film Center of Moldova award at the Transylvania IFF.[6]
Plot
Sasha, a fifteen-year-old schoolgirl, lives with her grandfather after the death of her mother Anna. She has long lost all contact with her father. Suddenly, her grandfather becomes seriously ill with cancer. Sasha is forced to move in with her father. Her loneliness is brightened by a random group of teenagers, who have become the only close people to the girl in a new hostile environment. The only problem is that the new friends take the short-haired tomboy for a boy. However, Sasha herself soon accepts these rules of the game.[7]
Cast
- Anya Patokina as Sasha
- Stepan Belozyorov as Maxim
- Polina Fedina as Mouse
- Viktoriya Tolstoganova as Elena, Maxim's mother
- Margarita Tolstoganova as Anna
- Pavel Kharlanchuk as Oleg
- Alexander Ryazantsev as Sasha's grandfather
- Nikolay Klyamchuk as Andrey
Production
Filming of the film began in August 2021.[8]
Vladimir Bek noted that he encountered certain difficulties when creating "Sasha" and searching for producer support, largely because "Russia is a homophobic country".[9]
Critical response
Ksenia Rozhdestvenskaya (Kommersant) notes that "adulthood is routine, violence and powerlessness, but it is not necessary to fit into this system, it can be hacked". For example, "you can pretend to be someone else, as the heroine of Vladimir Bek's "Sasha" does, she cuts her hair and responds when she is considered a boy".[10]
References
- ^ "Vladimir Beck presenta il suo film Sasha al Lucca Film Festival 2023". L' occhio del cineasta (in Italian). 2023-10-02. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "5 причин посмотреть подростковую драму «Саша»". HELLO! Russia. 2023-01-07. Archived from the original on 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ Maiorino, Antonio. (2023-09-26). "'Sasha' di Vladimir Beck al Lucca Film Festival, 15 anni e non sentirsi a casa". Taxidrivers.it. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ Палий, Виолетта. (2021-08-09). "Кинокомпании «Марс Медиа» и «Вега Фильм» начали съёмки фильма «Саша» Владимира Бека". Бюллетень кинопрокатчика. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "Sasha (2023)". Mars Media Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "Саша (2022)". Albolina Film. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "Sasha". Lucca Film Festival. 2023-09-26. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ "«Марс Медиа» и «Вега Фильм» снимают фильм об истории взросления, поиска и принятия себя". Кинобизнес сегодня. 2021-08-10. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ Zeppilli, Luca. "Sasha: la recensione del film in concorso al Lucca Film Festival 2023". I Soliti Cinefili. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ Рождественская, Ксения. (2023-05-26). "Бег в конце тоннеля". Коммерсантъ. Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
External links
- Sasha at IMDb
- Белецкая, Евгения. "Аня Патокина: «Очень сложно объяснить зрителю, почему всё будет хорошо»" (in Russian). ОК! Magazine. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- Alberto Faggiotto (2023-10-01). "Lucca film festival 2023 Concorso Lungometraggi – La nostra classifica" (in Italian). Frames Cinema APS.