Wolfy (film) explained

Wolfy
Native Name:	ru|Волчок
Director:	Vasily Sigarev
Cinematography:	Aleksei Arsentyev
Editing:	Dasha Danilova
Studio:	Koktebel Film Studio
Runtime:	88 min.
Country:	Russia
Language:	Russian

Wolfy (ru|Волчок|Volchok) is a 2009 Russian psychological drama film directed by Vasily Sigarev.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

The film tells about a girl whose mother is in prison. Returning home, she gives her daughter a small toy: Wolfy. By the way, this name is suitable for the girl herself, because she could have grown into a real wolf if she had not loved her mother so much.^[4]

Cast

• Polina Pluchek as Daughter
• Yana Troyanova as Mother
• Veronika Lysakova as Older Daughter
• Marina Gapchenko as Grandma
• Galina Kuvshinova as Sister
• Andrei Dymshakov as Uncle Kolya
• Elena Ilyina as lesbian
• Ivan Izhevsky as Cop at the Station
• Yevgeniy Volotskiy as First Policeman
• Aleksey Rozin as Second Policeman^[5]

Awards

• 2009 Kinotavr: Best Screenplay^[6]
• 2009 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Don Quijote Award - Special Mention
• 2009 Russian Guild of Film Critics: Best Film and Best Debut
• 2009 Zurich Film Festival: International Feature Film^[7]

Notes and References

1. https://www.intermedia.ru/news/344994 «Великую красоту» и другие фильмы из репертуара закрывшегося «Соловья» покажут в «Октябре»
2. https://tvkinoradio.ru/article/article16604-kratkaya-istoriya-otechestvennogo-kino-ot-1991-do-2010 Краткая история отечественного кино: от 1991 до 2010
3. https://www.perm.kp.ru/daily/27014.5/4076776/ Кошкин дом
4. https://www.kinoafisha.info/movies/7724081/ Волчок 2009
5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446206/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Wolfy (2009) Full Cast / Crew
6. Web site: Kinotavr. 2021-02-06. kinotavr.ru. en.
7. Web site: Zurich Film Festival. 2021-02-06. Zurich Film Festival. en.