Country of the Deaf
| Country of the Deaf | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Valery Todorovsky |
| Produced by |
Sergey Chliyants Sergey Livnev Ilya Neretin |
| Written by |
Yuriy Korotkov Renata Litvinova Valery Todorovsky |
| Starring |
Chulpan Khamatova Dina Korzun |
| Music by | Alexey Aygi |
| Cinematography | Yuri Shajgardanov |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language |
Russian Sign language |
Country of the Deaf (Russian: Страна глухих, translit. Strana glukhikh) is a 1998 Russian crime film directed by Valery Todorovsky, loosely based on Renata Litvinova's novel To Own and Belong. The film set in a fictional underworld of deaf-mute people in Moscow. The film was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
Plot
The action takes place in Moscow in the 1990s. The heroine of the film – Rita is forced into hiding; Her friend Alyosha has disappeared after losing someone else's money in a game of roulette. She is rescued and hidden by Yaya, a deaf nightclub dancer, who lives only for one thing – to save money and go to some fabulous "country of the deaf," where only deaf people live, virtue and justice reigns. Suddenly, the girls find themselves in the center of a violent clash between two mafia clans – one with and one without hearing impairment.
Cast
- Chulpan Khamatova as Rita
- Dina Korzun as Yaya
- Maksim Sukhanov as Svinya
- Nikita Tyunin as Alyosha (voiced by Sergei Bezrukov)
- Aleksandr Yatsko as The Albino
- Alexey Gorbunov as Landlord
- Pavel Pajmalov as Mao
- Sergey Yushkevich as Nuna
- Alexey Diakov as Molodoy
- Yaroslav Boyko as bandit
Awards
At the 1998 Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards the film was awarded the prizes for Best Film, Best Music (Alexey Aygi), Best Female Actor (Dina Korzun), Best Supporting Actor (Maksim Sukhanov).[2] At the Nika Award the film received the prizes for Best Female Actor (Dina Korzun) and Best Sound Design (Gleb Kravetsky).[3]
References
- ↑ "Berlinale: 1998 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ↑ "1998". Russian Guild of Film Critics.
- ↑ "Лауреаты Национальной кинематографической премии «НИКА» за 1998 год.". Nika Award.