Gerda (film)

Gerda
Gerda
Directed by	Natalya Kudryashova [ru]
Written by	Natalya Kudryashova [ru]
Produced by	Dmitry Davidenko; Rafael Minasbekyan; Roman Stolyarsky; Vadim Vereshchagin;
Starring	Anastasiya Krasovskaya; Yuri Borisov; Darius Gumauskas; Yuliya Marchenko; Mariya Leonova; Mariya Ivanova; Yulia Ogun; Serafima Krasnikova; Mariya Pesotskaya; Sofya Aleksandrova; Tatiana Okwamo;
Cinematography	Vasiliy Grigolyunas
Production; companies	Central Partnership; Kinoprime; Red Media;
Distributed by	Central Partnership
Release dates	August 2021 (Locarno); October 14, 2021 (Russia);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian

Gerda (Russian: Герда) is a 2021 Russian drama film directed by Natalya Kudryashova [ru] (Natalia Kudryashova) and starring Anastasiya Krasovskaya.

Plot

The film tells about a girl named Lera who lives in the province. Her mother naively believes in miracles, and her father abandoned the family. Lera wants to improve her life, but she doesn't know how. At the same time, she constantly sees dreams in which she sees her soul. And the more difficult life becomes, the more often she sees such dreams.^[1]

Cast

Anastasiya Krasovskaya as Lera
Yuri Borisov as Oleg
Darius Gumauskas as father
Yuliya Marchenko as mother
Mariya Leonova as Tamara
Mariya Ivanova as Tanya
Yulia Ogun as Naomi
Serafima Krasnikova as Nadya
Mariya Pesotskaya as Lera as a child
Sofya Aleksandrova as Michelle
Tina Stoyilkovich as Marina

Release and accolades

The film screened in the competition program of the 74th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland in August 2021.^[2]^[3]^[4]

It was theatrically released in Russia on 14 October 2021.^[5]

Awards

Anastasiya Krasovskaya won the Best Actress Award and the special prize from the youth jury of the festival at the Locarno Film Festival.^[6]
Best Feature Film in the Stalker Human Rights Film Festival in Moscow^[7]

References

^ "Герда (2021): дата выхода фильма, трейлеры | премьеры на портале о кино "Киноафиша"". kinoafisha.info. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "Чудеса и небеса – Газета Коммерсантъ № 139 (7101) от 09.08.2021". kommersant.ru. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "Наталья Кудряшова представит свой фильм "Герда" на фестивале в Локарно - МК". mk.ru. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "Фильмы "Герда" и "Медея" вошли в конкурс престижного фестиваля в Локарно — Российская газета". rg.ru. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ "Обзор изменений графика релизов России за неделю с 26 июля по 1 августа". kinometro.ru. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ Kiang, Jessica. "Golden Leopard Winner 'Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash' Heads Impressive Slate Of Locarno Awards". Variety. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ "The Jury Prize of the Stalker Festival was awarded to a film about Major Izmailov". 247 News Bulletin. 17 December 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

External links

Gerda at IMDb

[kinoafisha-1] "Герда (2021): дата выхода фильма, трейлеры | премьеры на портале о кино "Киноафиша"". kinoafisha.info. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[kommersant-2] "Чудеса и небеса – Газета Коммерсантъ № 139 (7101) от 09.08.2021". kommersant.ru. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[www-3] "Наталья Кудряшова представит свой фильм "Герда" на фестивале в Локарно - МК". mk.ru. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[Фильмы-4] "Фильмы "Герда" и "Медея" вошли в конкурс престижного фестиваля в Локарно — Российская газета". rg.ru. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[kinometro-5] "Обзор изменений графика релизов России за неделю с 26 июля по 1 августа". kinometro.ru. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[6] Kiang, Jessica. "Golden Leopard Winner 'Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash' Heads Impressive Slate Of Locarno Awards". Variety. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

[247bulletin-7] "The Jury Prize of the Stalker Festival was awarded to a film about Major Izmailov". 247 News Bulletin. 17 December 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

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