Completed - RUSSIAN - Drama, LGBT - 90 minutes
Inspired by Winterreise, Schubert tragic vocal cycle, the film tells the story of Eric, a 21-year-old talented singer student at the Moscow Conservatory. He is lonely, fragile and vulnerable. He reminds us of romantics of the past like Artur Rembo, Kurt Cobain, Michael Fassbinder.The story unfolds over 3 days before an important vocal competition. During a bus ride Eric meets Lyokha, a 23-year-old provincial guy who attracts Eric’s attention by his eccentric, aggressive and valiant behavior, caused, as Eric finds out later, by his desperation due to his fatal sickness.Two opposites collide and are attracted to each other. Lyokha gets himself into real trouble with police and criminals. He turns to his new friend for help. Eric, overwhelmed by sudden unknown emotions and feelings cannot refuse. This relationship leads Eric to his last winter journey.
Year of production : 2010 Director(s) : SERGEY TARAMAEV, Lyubov LVOVA Writer(s) : Sergey TARAMAEV, Lyubov LVOVA Cast : Evgeniy TKACHUK, Aleksey FRANDETTI, Vladimir MISHUKOV, Egor KORESHKOV Producer(s) : Dmitriy GLUKHOV (Mika Film), Mikhail KARASEV (Mika Film)
Winter Journey tells the story of a gay classical singer who falls in love with a petty criminal. Music student Erik’s performance of Franz Schubert’s Winterreise (Winter Journey in English) is transformed once he meets Lyokha, a homophobic youth from a provincial town.
Country(ies) : RUSSIA
Window to Europe FF 2015 (Best Actor, Russian Guild of Film Critics Award)Russian FF, London 2015 (Grand Prix London Lion) Gteborg IFF 2015 (Focus Russia)Sputnik FF, Warsaw 2015 (Special Prize)Stalker Human Rights IFF, Moscow 2015 (Best Film)Moscow Film Critics Guild Award “White Elefant” 2015 (Best Debut, Evgeny Tkachuk Best Actor)