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THE PENCIL (PROSTOI KARANDASH)
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Completed - RUSSIAN - Drama - 93 minutes

Log Line

Antonina, an artist from St Petersburg, follows her husband, a political prisoner, to the deep north province of Russia. She starts teaching art in a local school, and is determined to lift the spirit of the downtrodden children in her class. But she finds herself opposed by a twelve-year-old boy.




Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2019 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2019 (Line up)
  • Berlin EFM 2020 (Line up)
  • Pre Cannes Screenings 2021 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Natalya NAZAROVA
 Cast : Nadezhda GORELOVA, Vladimir MISHUKOV

 Producer(s) : Anna VON DZIEMBOWSKA (VICTORIA FILMS), Maxim DASHKIN (VICTORIA FILMS), Denis KOVALEVSKIY (Salt Studio)

Production

Country(ies) : RUSSIA

Festivals and Awards

Cairo IFF 2019
Vyborg Okno FF 2019 (Critics award and special jury award )
Festival of Russian Cinema 2019 (Won Grand Jury Prize and Best Actress Award)
Santa Barbara IFF 2020 (International Competition / Russian Arcs)


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