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THE MAN WHO SURPRISED EVERYONE (TCHELOVEK KOTORIJ UDIVIL VSEH)
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Completed - RUSSIAN - Drama - 105 minutes

Previous markets

  • Toronto 2018 (Debut)
  • Busan 2018 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2019 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2018

Director(s) : Natasha MERKULOVA, Aleksey CHUPOV
Writer(s) : Natasha MERKULOVA, Aleksey CHUPOV
Cast : Evgeniy TSIGANOV, Natalia KUDRYASHOVA

Producer(s) : Katia FILIPPOVA (PAN ATLANTIC STUDIO)

Synopsis

Egor is a fearless state forest guard in the Siberian taiga. He is a good family man, respected by his fellow villagers. He and his wife Natalia are expecting a second child. But one day Egor finds out that he has cancer and only two months left to live. No traditional medicine or shamanic magic can save him. Finally, left with no other options, he takes a desperate attempt to trick death. Egor chooses to take the identity of a woman as a way of fighting the disease. His family and the local society now have to accept his new self.

Production

Country(ies) : RUSSIA, ESTONIA, FRANCE

FRANCE Mar 20, 2019 JHR FILMS
RUSSIA Oct 25, 2018 PROVZGLYAD LTD
UNITED KIN FLIX PREMIERE


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Festivals and Awards

Busan IFF 2018 Flash Forward
Venice - Biennale 2018 (Orizzonti Competition)
Rotterdam IFF 2019 Bright Future


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