Galina YEVTUSHENKO
Галина ЕВТУШЕНКО
Galina EVTOUCHENKO
Russia, 2023, 53mn 
documentary
Simonovy i Troshkiny : dvoynoy portret v interere epokhi
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Симоновы и Трошкины: двойной портрет в интерьере эпохи

 

 Simonovy and Troshkiny : double portrait in interior of period

 Les Simonov et les Trochkine : double portrait à l'intérieur de l'époque

 
Directed by : Galina YEVTUSHENKO (Галина ЕВТУШЕНКО)
Writing credits : Anna EVTUSHENKO (Анна ЕВТУШЕНКО)
Cinematography : Viktor DOBRONITSKY (Виктор ДОБРОНИЦКИЙ), Vladislav SHINKIN (Владислав ШИНКИН)
 
Plot synopsis
Writer Konstantin Simonov and photojournalist of the newspaper "Izvestia" Pavel Troshkin were friends and found themselves together during the terrible fighting at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War in Belarus. When Troshkin was killed in a shooting in 1944, Simonov took care of Troshkin's family.
Their families continued to see each other after the war. They were close in work and in life. Alexei, Konstantin Simonov's son, and Elena, Pavel Troshkin's granddaughter, talk about their friendship that spanned almost a century.
 
Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Festival ''Cinema and literature'', Gatchina (Russia), 2025
- Golden Eagle awards, Moscow (Russia), 2024