Beauty

2026 1h 43m RU

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4.0

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★4.0TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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December 1941. Leningrad. The story centers on the main character, who, together with other employees, saves zoo animals from shelling. The people themselves are on the brink of life and death, but they do not abandon the hippopotamus named Krasavitsa.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Slava Kopeykin
Yulia Peresild
Stasya Miloslavskaya
Viktor Sukhorukov
Ivan Dobronravov
Svetlana Nemolyaeva
Boris Shcherbakov
Vladimir Afanasyev

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anton Bogdanov
Writers: Anton Bogdanov, Alexandra Ilyina, Artem Mikhaylov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anton Bogdanov, shot by Mikhail Milashin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yuriy Poteenko. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Slava Kopeykin and Yulia Peresild and Stasya Miloslavskaya carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt36109528 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anton Bogdanov directs. Mikhail Milashin behind the camera. Yuriy Poteenko scores. Mariya Sergeenkova cuts. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2Directed by Anton Bogdanov, shot by Mikhail Milashin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yuriy Poteenko. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Mariya Sergeenkova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Slava Kopeykin and Yulia Peresild and Stasya Miloslavskaya carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt36109528 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.