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ERA
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Released 7 years ago.
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The Pencil
2019 1h 32m RU
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7.0
SOLID
★7.0TMDB · 9
Drama
Synopsis
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Antonina, an artist from Saint Petersburg, follows her husband, a political prisoner, to the deep north province of Russia. As she starts teaching art in a local school, she finds herself opposed by a twelve-year-old boy, Misha, whose brother is a feared local gang leader.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Nadezhda Gorelova
Antonina Zolotareva
Vladimir Mishukov
Sergey Zolotarev
Aleksandr Doronin
Andrey Voronov
Alina Khodzhevanova
Head teacher
Olesya Ivantsova
Vera
Alexandr Kolchevsky
Misha Ponomarev
Kirill Veselov
Dima Dyomkin
Evgeny Startsev
Alexey Ponomarev
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Natalya Nazarova
- Writers
- Natalya Nazarova
- Languages
- Russian
- Countries
- Russia
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Natalya Nazarova, shot by Andrey Naydenov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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CAST
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Nadezhda Gorelova and Vladimir Mishukov and Aleksandr Doronin carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt6737644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Natalya Nazarova directs. Andrey Naydenov behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 7 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Natalya Nazarova, shot by Andrey Naydenov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Nadezhda Gorelova and Vladimir Mishukov and Aleksandr Doronin carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt6737644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Andrey Naydenov
- Production design
- Antonina Kraevskaya
- Costume design
- Maya Martyanova
- Runtime
- 92 min · 1h 32m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- RU
- Certification (US)
- 16+
Also by
Natalya Nazarova
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Production companies
Who made it
Salt Film Studio
RU
- VI
Victoria Films
RU
Key crew
- Costume DesignMaya Martyanova
- ProducerDenis Kovalevsky
- Production DesignAntonina Kraevskaya
- ProducerMaxim Dashkin
- Sound DirectorViktor Timshin
- ProducerAnna von Dziembowska
- ProducerBoris Frumin
- ProducerDanil Ferbikov
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2019-08-0716+· Window To Europe Russian Film Festival
- Theatrical2019-12-0516+
- Digital2019-12-1916+
Also known as
International titles
- Prostoy karandashRU
