She Is Still Alive

2015 1h 35m RU

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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After avenging the murder of her husband, Polina flees to Odessa where she hopes to hide from her merciless enemies. There she meets a young and charming Gleb and their sympathy begins to grow into something more ... but the mafia’s influence spreads very far, and the criminal group comes to the city to deal with her ‘for good’. Thus, Polina becomes a reason for fights for the territories. To stop this endless criminal saga, Polina is forced to turn from a victim into a hunter which draws her new and, as it turns out, mysterious friends into this dangerous game ...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Evgeniya Trofimova
Polina
Aleksandr Astashenok
Gleb, musician
Andrei Panin
Valek, the thief in law
Aleksey Makarov
Boris
Aleksandr Atanesyan
Lacho Snigur
Konstantin Kryukov
Roma
Marat Basharov
Andrey
Ekaterina Volkova
Angela

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aleksandr Atanesyan
Writers: Aleksandr Atanesyan, Ilya Avramenko, Vitaly Gulmasyan
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Близкий враг (Серия)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aleksandr Atanesyan, shot by Ulugbek Khamraev. 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 Pavel Zhagun. 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 Mikhail Kim 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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Evgeniya Trofimova and Aleksandr Astashenok and Andrei Panin carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Aleksandr Atanesyan directs. Ulugbek Khamraev behind the camera. Pavel Zhagun scores. Mikhail Kim cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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1Released 11 years ago.
2Part of the "Близкий враг (Серия)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Aleksandr Atanesyan, shot by Ulugbek Khamraev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Pavel Zhagun. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mikhail Kim shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Evgeniya Trofimova and Aleksandr Astashenok and Andrei Panin carry the top of the cast.