Sisters

2001 1h 23m RU

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 101

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Synopsis

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A movie about two sisters - thirteen year old Sveta, poor and abandoned by her father, who longs to go off and be a sniper in the army, and spoilt eight-year old Dina, doted on by her gangster father...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Oksana Akinshina
Sveta
Ekaterina Gorina
Dina
Tatyana Kolganova
Natasha, mama devochek
Dmitriy Orlov
Palych
Kirill Pirogov
Gangster
Aleksandr Bashirov
Seifullin
Andrey Krasko
Dyadya Misha
Tatyana Tkach
Babushka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sergei Bodrov Jr.
Writers: Gulshat Omarova, Sergei Bodrov Jr., Sergei Bodrov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sergei Bodrov Jr., shot by Valeri Martynov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Natalya Kucherenko 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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Oksana Akinshina and Ekaterina Gorina and Tatyana Kolganova carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0284492 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sergei Bodrov Jr. directs. Valeri Martynov behind the camera. Natalya Kucherenko cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Sergei Bodrov Jr., shot by Valeri Martynov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Natalya Kucherenko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Oksana Akinshina and Ekaterina Gorina and Tatyana Kolganova carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0284492 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.