The Admirer

1999 1h 33m RU

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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Parents of thirteen years old Lena just got divorced. Lena wants to prove that they live nicely even with her mother alone and that she is independent. The girl goes to work at post office utilizing there her resourcefulness and charm. At work everyone talks about a serial killer who keeps the entire region in terror. One night a stranger defends Lena from some hooligans and as Lena thinks, he continues assisting her incognito. The girl is ready to believe and convince others that her protector is that horrible maniac. At first, these relationships with her odd admirer seem as a gamble for Lena, but then she gets convinced that this game became deadly dangerous...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Marina Cherepukhina
Lena
Elena Safonova
Aleksandra Mikhaylovna
Sergey Garmash
Oleg Viktorovich
Nina Usatova
Irina Sergeevna
Boris Shcherbakov
investigator
Anton Kolesnikov
Tolik
Svetlana Toma
Margarita Borisovna
Mikhail Krylov
Seryozhenka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nikolay Lebedev
Writers: Nikolay Lebedev, Olga Nagdaseva
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nikolay Lebedev, shot by Sergey Machilsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Alla Strelnikova 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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Marina Cherepukhina and Elena Safonova and Sergey Garmash carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0261185 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nikolay Lebedev directs. Sergey Machilsky behind the camera. Alla Strelnikova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Nikolay Lebedev, shot by Sergey Machilsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Alla Strelnikova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Marina Cherepukhina and Elena Safonova and Sergey Garmash carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0261185 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.