Klim SHIPENKO
Клим ШИПЕНКО
Klim CHIPENKO
Russia, 2022  
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Directed by : Klim SHIPENKO (Клим ШИПЕНКО)
Writing credits : Aleksey SHIPENKO (Алексей ШИПЕНКО), Klim SHIPENKO (Клим ШИПЕНКО)
 
Cast
Aleksandr PETROV (Александр ПЕТРОВ) ...Esenin
Aleksandr SAMOYLENKO (Александр САМОЙЛЕНКО)
Kristina ASMUS (Кристина АСМУС) ...Elizaveta Ustinova
Sergey GILEV (Сергей ГИЛЕВ)
Andrey MERZLIKIN (Андрей МЕРЗЛИКИН)
Vladimir VDOVICHENKOV (Владимир ВДОВИЧЕНКОВ)
 
Cinematography : Andrey_3 IVANOV (Андрей_3 ИВАНОВ), Boris LITOVCHENKO (Борис ЛИТОВЧЕНКО)
Production design : Ulyana RYABOVA (Ульяна РЯБОВА)
Editing : Tim PAVELKO (Тим ПАВЕЛКО)
Produced by : Eduard ILOYAN (Эдуард ИЛОЯН), Aleksey TROTSYUK (Алексей ТРОЦЮК), Denis ZHALINSKY (Денис ЖАЛИНСКИЙ)
Production : Central Partnership, Start, Yellow, Black & White
 
Site : IMDb

Note :
The film did not receive permission for theatrical release in Russia.

Plot synopsis
The famous dancer Isadora Duncan arrives at the border of the USSR from Germany, who was preparing Yesenin's escape from the country of the Soviets. He just needs to get on the train and get to Riga. The poet flees from Moscow to snow-covered Leningrad, where he finds himself in a crazy whirlwind of events. He rushes towards his beloved despite any obstacles that constantly arise in his path.
 

Commentaries and bibliography
Борьба с «неправильным» кино: как ПУ управляет прокатом [Comment est gérée l'autorisation de diffuser les films en Russie], Елена ТРУСОВА, proficinema.com, 2023
The struggle against the “wrong cinema”: How certificates regulate film distribution in Russia, Nina ROMODANOVSKAYA, Elena TRUSOVA, Kinokultura, 2023
10 most anticipated Russian movies in 2022, Maria TOKMASHEVA, RUSSIA BEYOND, 2022
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- "Forbidden" contemporary Films, kinoglaz.fr (France), 2023

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