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Russian Film Week II: Pagans (2017)

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

In the post-screening Q&A for Pagans, lead actor Valentin Samokhin and director of photography/producer, Maxim Trapo sketched out the origins of the film. The picture initially started life as a play (written by Ann Yablonskaya) that was performed twice a month in … Continue reading →

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Russian Film Week II: All Will End Soon (2017)

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

All Will End Soon is the directorial debut from Aleksei Rybin, who previously worked in the Russian film industry as a screenwriter as well as being the guitarist for the Soviet rock band- Kino. The picture is a dramatic illustration of … Continue reading →

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Russian Film Week II: Attraction (2017)

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Attraction is a seismic outburst of a movie. Like many of the science fiction pictures that have pervaded the history of cinema, its lens is sharply focused on the illumination of a prevalent issue and theme. In the pre-screening Q&A, … Continue reading →

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Russian Film Week II: Introduction (2017)

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Sartaj Govind Singh

In its auspicious return this year, the Russian Film Week delivered an even greater assortment of films, workshops and post-screening Q&A sessions. However, the keynote scheme that was emphasised at the opening press conference was the festival’s budding new partnership with the … Continue reading →

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