Yolki 12

2025 1h 25m RU

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2.8

SKIP

★2.8TMDB · 4

ComedyAdventure

Synopsis

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On New Year's Eve, nine-year-old Vanya from Kirov, having learned of his parents' separation, sets off for Veliky Ustyug to ask Father Frost for a miracle.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ruzil Minekaev
Damir Soktoyev
Dmitriy Nagiev
Uncle Yura
Andrey Rozhkov
Nadezhda Markina
Olga Kartunkova
Andrey Maksimov
Boris Dergachev
Konstantin Beloshapka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Olga Dolmatovskaya
Writers: Zhora Kryzhovnikov, Petr Vnukov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released last year.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Six Degrees of Celebration Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Olga Dolmatovskaya, shot by Yanis Andreev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Mikhail Alekseenkov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Ruzil Minekaev and Dmitriy Nagiev and Andrey Rozhkov carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt37535840 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Olga Dolmatovskaya directs. Yanis Andreev behind the camera. Mikhail Alekseenkov cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released last year.
3Part of the "Six Degrees of Celebration Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Olga Dolmatovskaya, shot by Yanis Andreev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Mikhail Alekseenkov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ruzil Minekaev and Dmitriy Nagiev and Andrey Rozhkov carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt37535840 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.