The Land of Sasha
| The Land of Sasha | |
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| Directed by | Yulia Trofimova |
| Written by | Yulia Trofimova Elizaveta Tikhonova Maria Shulgina |
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| Cinematography | Yegor Povolotskiy |
| Edited by | Marcel Shamshulin |
| Music by | Sergei Stern |
| Color process | Vadim Saprykin |
Production company | Vega Film[1] |
| Distributed by | Central Partnership |
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Running time | 83 min. |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
The Land of Sasha (Russian: Страна Саша, romanized: Strana Sasha) is a Russian coming-of-age film directed by Yulia Trofimova,[2] filmed by Vega Film based on the young adult book of the same name by Russian writer Gala Uzryutova.[3][4]
The world premiere of the film took place on February 15, 2022, in Berlin, the film was included in the Generation 14+ program of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.[5][6]
Plot
Seventeen-year-old Sasha struggles to choose a university and shies away from serious relationships with girls, blaming his indecision on his father, who abandoned him in early childhood. Meeting an unusual girl named Zhenya, along with a confrontation with his father, forces Sasha to finally face adulthood.[7][8]
Cast
- Mark Eidelstein as Sasha
- Maria Matsel as Zhenya
- Yevgenia Gromova as Sophia, Sasha's mother
- Dmitry Endaltsev as Maxim
- Alisa Tarasenko as Liza
- Maxim Shpakovsky as Sasha's father
- Daria Rumyantseva as Natella
Reception
Box office
The Land of Sasha has grossed $221 960.[8]
Critical response
In 2022, the film was longlisted for the Golden Eagle National Cinematography Award, established by the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia, in the nominations Best Feature Film and Best Actor in a Movie (Mark Eidelstein).[9]
Zoe Aiano from East European Film Bulletin notes in its review that "while ‘Land of Sasha’ is largely traditional, it also subtly departs from numerous representational clichés, but always keeps it in the background without overburdening the characters or plot with a clumsy remark".[10]
According to Timur Aliev (Forbes Russia), "Trofimova's film looks like a holistic, multifaceted statement about the nature of a new generation of young men and women, which means that the director managed to write a three-dimensional portrait of today's youth".[11]
References
- ^ "The Land of Sasha (2022)". vegafilm.ru.
- ^ "13 главных фильмов июля: «Страна Саша» и «Шербурские зонтики»". film.ru. Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ В «Художественном» покажут мелодраму Юлии Трофимовой «Страна Саша» (in Russia)
- ^ "В Минкультуры прокомментировали участие российских фильмов в Берлинале". Российская газета (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Российский фильм «Страна Саша» вошёл в программу Берлинале «Поколение 14+»". Российская газета. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "The Land of Sasha". berlinale.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "«Сердце Пармы», «Казнь» и «Ника»: 10 лучших российских фильмов 2022 года". kinoafisha.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ a b The Land of Sasha at the KinoPoisk
- ^ "Национальная Академия кинематографических искусств и наук России объявляет лонг-лист Национальной Премии в области кинематографии "Золотой орёл"". kinoacademy.ru. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ Make Summer Last Forever. Retrieved March 2022.
- ^ «Страна Саша»: честное кино о современных подростках, детстве без отца и взрослении. 2022-07-14.