The Land of Sasha explained
The Land of Sasha |
Music: | Sergei Stern |
Cinematography: | Yegor Povolotskiy |
Editing: | Marcel Shamshulin |
Color Process: | Vadim Saprykin |
Studio: | Vega Film[1] |
Distributor: | Central Partnership |
Runtime: | 83 min. |
Country: | Russia |
Language: | Russian |
The Land of Sasha (Russian: Страна Саша|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
17-year-old Sasha cannot decide where to go and avoids serious relationships with girls. In his indecision, he blames his father, who abandoned him in early childhood. Acquaintance with an unusual girl Zhenya and a meeting with his father make him grow up.[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]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Land of Sasha (2022). vegafilm.ru.
- Web site: 13 главных фильмов июля: «Страна Саша» и «Шербурские зонтики». film.ru. 2022-07-06. 2022-07-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20220706064917/https://www.film.ru/articles/13-glavnyh-filmov-iyulya.
- https://theblueprint.ru/news/25458 В «Художественном» покажут мелодраму Юлии Трофимовой «Страна Саша»
- Web site: ru. В Минкультуры прокомментировали участие российских фильмов в Берлинале. Российская газета. 2022-02-10. 2022-02-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20220210121610/https://rg.ru/2022/01/19/v-minkultury-prokommentirovali-uchastie-rossijskih-filmov-v-berlinale.html.
- Web site: Российский фильм «Страна Саша» вошёл в программу Берлинале «Поколение 14+». Российская газета. 2022-02-10. 2022-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20220116101611/https://rg.ru/2022/01/14/rossijskij-film-strana-sasha-voshel-v-programmu-berlinale-pokolenie-14.html.
- Web site: de. The Land of Sasha. berlinale.de. 2022-02-10. 2022-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20220202024437/https://www.berlinale.de/de/programm/programm/detail.html?film_id=202212580.
- Web site: ru. «Сердце Пармы», «Казнь» и «Ника»: 10 лучших российских фильмов 2022 года. kinoafisha.info. 2022-12-26.
- https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/4693268/ The Land of Sasha
- Web site: Национальная Академия кинематографических искусств и наук России объявляет лонг-лист Национальной Премии в области кинематографии "Золотой орёл". kinoacademy.ru. 2022-10-20.
- https://eefb.org/perspectives/yulia-trofimovas-the-land-of-sasha-strana-sascha-2022/ Make Summer Last Forever
- https://www.forbes.ru/forbeslife/471489-strana-sasa-cestnoe-kino-o-sovremennyh-podrostkah-detstve-bez-otca-i-vzroslenii «Страна Саша»: честное кино о современных подростках, детстве без отца и взрослении