Aleksandr ZHIGALKIN
Александр ЖИГАЛКИН
Aleksandr JIKALKINE
Russia, 2026, 46mn 
fiction
Olivka, Igoriok i Rekc
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Оливка, Игорёк и Рекс

 

 Olivka, Igoriok and Rekc

 Olivka, Igoriok et Rekc

 
Directed by : Aleksandr ZHIGALKIN (Александр ЖИГАЛКИН)
Writing credits : Arina CHUNEVA (Арина ЧУНАЕВА)
 
Cast
Oliviya MINTS (Оливия МИНЦ)
Yelizaveta ARZAMASOVA (Елизавета АРЗАМАСОВА)
Aleksey ZOLOTOVITSKY (Алексей ЗОЛОТОВИЦКИЙ)
Yekaterina KOPANOVA (Екатерина КОПАНОВА)
 
Cinematography : Artur RAZAKOV (Артур РАЗАКОВ)
Production design : Dmitry PETUKHOV (Дмитрий ПЕТУХОВ)
Produced by : Eduard ILOYAN (Эдуард ИЛОЯН), Ruben OGANESYAN (Рубен ОГАНЕСЯН)
Companies : Меркурий Контент / Merkouriï Kontent; Серебро / Argent; Онлайн-кинотеатр START / Cinéma en ligne START; Телеканал «СОЛНЦЕ» / La Chaîne"SOLEIL" 3. Онлайн-кинотеатр START 4. Телеканал «СОЛНЦЕ»
 

Plot synopsis
1980s in the USSR. Seven-year-old Olia, whom everyone calls Olive, grew up in the countryside. Her faithful friend, the dog Rex, is always by her side. Olive is convinced that she understands animals and can easily communicate with them, whether they are dogs or goats. In addition, Olive is very erudite, with a maturity beyond her years in her worldview, having read her grandmother's entire library. Her best friend, Igoriok, is a not-too-bright but very resourceful little boy, madly in love with Olive, and ready to follow her on all her adventures. But her familiar world crumbles when her parents take Olive to the city. There, her neighbor Mathilde looks after her. Mathilde tries to instill in her a love of art and discipline, but she herself gradually finds herself drawn into Olive's astonishing world. In the city, Olive will have to make new friends and adapt to completely different rules of life.
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Russian festival of films for children "Medvezhonok", Perm (Russia), 2026