Gerda (film)

2021 Russian film

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 (2021-08) (Locarno)
* October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) (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

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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

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* 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

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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

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* 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

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1. ^ "Герда (2021): дата выхода фильма, трейлеры | премьеры на портале о кино "Киноафиша"". kinoafisha.info. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
2. ^ "Чудеса и небеса – Газета Коммерсантъ № 139 (7101) от 09.08.2021". kommersant.ru. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
3. ^ "Наталья Кудряшова представит свой фильм "Герда" на фестивале в Локарно - МК". mk.ru. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
4. ^ "Фильмы "Герда" и "Медея" вошли в конкурс престижного фестиваля в Локарно — Российская газета". rg.ru. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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.
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.

## External links

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* Gerda at IMDb