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Serega

2012 0h 17m RU
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Serega is a poor student and a hooligan. He lives with his disabled father and squalid mother in a miserable flat. Once his uncle, a successful photographer, invites him to the birthday party. At his uncle's apartment in the wealthy and well-to-do family among well cared-for and spoiled children Serega is an outsider.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Behind the camera

Director
Irina Basenko
Writers
Irina Basenko, Alexey Borodachev
Languages
Russian
Countries
Russia

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RUNTIME

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Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Irina Basenko, shot by Ekaterina Orlovskaya. 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 Filipp Barsky. 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 Irina Basenko 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 Deputat and Maxim Kazinsky and Maksim Litovchenko carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2966720 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Irina Basenko directs. Ekaterina Orlovskaya behind the camera. Filipp Barsky scores. Irina Basenko cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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  • 1Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2Released 14 years ago.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Directed by Irina Basenko, shot by Ekaterina Orlovskaya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Original score by Filipp Barsky. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 6Editor Irina Basenko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7Leonid Deputat and Maxim Kazinsky and Maksim Litovchenko carry the top of the cast.
  • 8IMDB entry: tt2966720 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography
Ekaterina Orlovskaya
Original score
Filipp Barsky
Editing
Irina Basenko
Production design
Mariya Ponikarova
Runtime
17 min · 0h 17m
Status
Released
Original language
RU

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Irina Basenko

Production companies

Who made it

  • VGIK

    VGIK

    RU

Key crew

  • ProducerIrina Basenko
  • Production DesignMariya Ponikarova
  • Co-WriterIrina Basenko
  • EditorIrina Basenko
  • Executive ProducerElena Krymova
  • EditorAlexandra Gusarova
  • Sound MixerEkaterina Ivanova

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2012-11-19· International Student Festival VGIK

Also known as

International titles

  • SeryogaRU
  • СерегаRU

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