The Wonderland

2016 1h 20m RU

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4.9

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★4.9TMDB · 25

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Synopsis

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The main characters of the film are residents of different places of this country, most common people, with whom most uncommon things, pure wonders, happen. Semyon and Lyuba, a family of fireguards, have a chance to fulfill a dream – to go to Moscow to take part in their favorite TV show “Field of Miracles” (“Pole Chudes”), where they should make a life choice “trophy or money?” An inexperienced officer of Patrol-Guard Service and at the same time an experienced loser Sanya will have to not only survive his first day of service but also to accept his wife’s labors and to reanimate his partner. Four newly acquainted fellows must by any means fly to Moscow in non-flying weather, and a couple of young lovers must reconcile their irreconcilable parents by some mysterious way. Valera has to decide on a dilemma: to save mankind from the Deluge or just to fly with his karaoke-alien-friends in their old UFO? All these things can happen only once a year – on December, 31!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Leonid Barats
Леван Гогия (фрукты, овощи, пластиковые окна)
Aleksandr Demidov
бывший ВДВешник
Kamil Larin
Сергей Александрович Дубровский (артист, шоумен, режиссёр, продюССер)
Rostislav Khait
Виктор Николаевич (аудитор)
Elena Yakovleva
Люба (жена Семёна)
Fyodor Dobronravov
Семён Волошин (водитель пожарной машины из Костромы, участник программы «Поле чудес»)
Timofey Tribuntsev
Валера
Sergey Lavygin
Анатолий (инопланетянин-золотарь с Центавры)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dmitriy Dyachenko
Writers: Leonid Barats, Sergey Petreykov, Rostislav Khait
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Kvartet I Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dmitriy Dyachenko, shot by Dmitry Gribanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tim Pavelko 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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Leonid Barats and Aleksandr Demidov and Kamil Larin carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5430020 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dmitriy Dyachenko directs. Dmitry Gribanov behind the camera. Tim Pavelko cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Part of the "Kvartet I Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Dmitriy Dyachenko, shot by Dmitry Gribanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Tim Pavelko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Leonid Barats and Aleksandr Demidov and Kamil Larin carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5430020 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Dmitry Gribanov
Editing: Tim Pavelko
Runtime: 80 min · 1h 20m
Status: Released
Box office: $3,933,000
Original language: RU
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Wonderland (2016)

Part of

Kvartet I Collection

'Kvartet I' is a Russian theater company founded in Moscow in 1993 by a group of graduates from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts. Kvartet I also made a few films including Election Day. The founding members of Kvartet I were: Kamil Larin, Rostislav Chait, Leonid Baratz and Alexander Demidov.