Philip USTINOV
Филипп УСТИНОВ
Philippe OUSTINOV
Russia, 2025, 34mn 
documentary
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Инстинкт

 

 Instinct

 Instinct

 
Directed by : Philip USTINOV (Филипп УСТИНОВ)
Cinematography : Andrey ANTONOV (Андрей АНТОНОВ)
Sound : Philip USTINOV (Филипп УСТИНОВ)
Produced by : Mikhail NELZIN (Михаил НЕЛЬЗИН)
Companies : Студия «98» / Studio "98"
 

Awards :
First prize, Documentary Competition, "Vyborg" Russian Film Festival ''A Window to Europe'', Vyborg (Russia), 2025
Best Non-fiction Debut Премия имени Дзиги Вертова, Moscow (Russia), 2025

Plot synopsis
Lyubov and Igor are the only people in the Krasnoyarsk region who are involved in the rescue and rehabilitation of wild animals. At their center, Instinct, they take in injured, sick, and disabled animals every day. One night, Lyuba and Igor are brought a roe deer that has been hit by a car and is in critical condition, and this becomes a new difficult challenge for them.
 

commentaries
Искреннее и смелое: что смотрели на фестивале «Окно в Европу-2025» [Sincère et audacieux : ce qu'ils ont vu au festival Fenêtre sur l'Europe 2025], Ларианна ВАНЬЯНЦ, Cinema Routine, 2025
 
The film features music by the band Sirotkin.

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Award "White Elephant", Moscow (Russia), 2026
- International Film Festival Listapad, Minsk (Belarus), 2025
- Message to Man : International Short, Documentary and Animated Film Festival, St Petersburg (Russia), 2025
- "Vyborg" Russian Film Festival ''A Window to Europe'', Vyborg (Russia), 2025
- Премия имени Дзиги Вертова, Moscow (Russia), 2025