Stars: Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Sevastian Bugaev, Yan Runov, Evgeniy Tsyganov | Written and Directed by Olga Gorodetskaya
A feature film debut from writer and director Olga Gorodetskaya, based on a story written by Anna Starobinets (Port), Stray is a Russian horror movie that follows a couple who, after losing their young son, adopt a child from an orphanage that turns out to be less than “normal”.
The film, also called Tvar and Evil Boy, is not totally unlike some of the other “evil child” films we’ve seen over the years, and possesses (pun not intended) many of those traits and storyline routes that many of those films take. It still does, however, have it’s own soul and ideas, making it interesting and engaging enough from the start to get you invested and keep you watching. The young boy, once the couple take him home, begins immediately to transform...
A feature film debut from writer and director Olga Gorodetskaya, based on a story written by Anna Starobinets (Port), Stray is a Russian horror movie that follows a couple who, after losing their young son, adopt a child from an orphanage that turns out to be less than “normal”.
The film, also called Tvar and Evil Boy, is not totally unlike some of the other “evil child” films we’ve seen over the years, and possesses (pun not intended) many of those traits and storyline routes that many of those films take. It still does, however, have it’s own soul and ideas, making it interesting and engaging enough from the start to get you invested and keep you watching. The young boy, once the couple take him home, begins immediately to transform...
- 10/8/2020
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
While Kantemir Balagov’s “Beanpole” and Larisa Sadilova’s “Once in Trubchevsk,” both screening in Un Certain Regard, fly the flag for Russian arthouse filmmaking at the Cannes Film Festival this year, the Russian pics in the market reflect the wide diversity of genres being produced in the country.
The 27-year-old Balagov took a Fipresci prize in the same section at Cannes in 2017 for his feature debut “Closeness,” a ’90s-set story of a small-town kidnapping. With the film, Balagov, a protégé of Alexander Sokurov, established a reputation for thoughtful, atmospheric studies of complex characters facing dire struggles.
His second feature, produced by Alexander Rodnyansky, the man behind Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Oscar-nominated films “Leviathan” and “Loveless,” is the tale of two female soldiers looking for hope and meaning in the aftermath of the WWII siege of Leningrad.
The film, being sold by Wild Bunch, offers a more nuanced look at war...
The 27-year-old Balagov took a Fipresci prize in the same section at Cannes in 2017 for his feature debut “Closeness,” a ’90s-set story of a small-town kidnapping. With the film, Balagov, a protégé of Alexander Sokurov, established a reputation for thoughtful, atmospheric studies of complex characters facing dire struggles.
His second feature, produced by Alexander Rodnyansky, the man behind Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Oscar-nominated films “Leviathan” and “Loveless,” is the tale of two female soldiers looking for hope and meaning in the aftermath of the WWII siege of Leningrad.
The film, being sold by Wild Bunch, offers a more nuanced look at war...
- 5/14/2019
- by Will Tizard
- Variety Film + TV
Company inks deals on Stray, A Rough Draft and Humor Me.
London-based sales company Reason8 has closed further territory deals on three of the titles on its Afm slate.
After screening 15 minutes of footage to buyers during the market, suspense thriller Stray has now sold to Japan (Inter Film), Hong Kong (Neofilms) and Latin America (MundoFilms and Cien Films in a joint deal).
Previous deals were done in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore (Suraya Filem) and Av Jet (Taiwan). 20th Century Fox will release in Russia in March 2019.
The film is based on an original story by Anna Starobinets...
London-based sales company Reason8 has closed further territory deals on three of the titles on its Afm slate.
After screening 15 minutes of footage to buyers during the market, suspense thriller Stray has now sold to Japan (Inter Film), Hong Kong (Neofilms) and Latin America (MundoFilms and Cien Films in a joint deal).
Previous deals were done in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore (Suraya Filem) and Av Jet (Taiwan). 20th Century Fox will release in Russia in March 2019.
The film is based on an original story by Anna Starobinets...
- 11/23/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Jemaine Clement comedy Humor Me sells to several territories.
UK sales outfit Reason8 has scored a raft of deals on three of the films on its Afm slate.
Humor Me, the comedy starring Jemaine Clement (Flight Of The Conchords) and Elliott Gould (Ocean’s Eleven), has now sold to Australia/New Zealand (Madman), Scandinavia (Smile Ent), Central and Eastern Europe premium pay (HBO Cee), and the Middle East (Front Row Entertainment).
Written and directed by Sam Hoffman, the film premiered at last year’s Los Angeles Film Festival and played Edinburgh in the UK this year. Shout! Factory handled the Us release.
UK sales outfit Reason8 has scored a raft of deals on three of the films on its Afm slate.
Humor Me, the comedy starring Jemaine Clement (Flight Of The Conchords) and Elliott Gould (Ocean’s Eleven), has now sold to Australia/New Zealand (Madman), Scandinavia (Smile Ent), Central and Eastern Europe premium pay (HBO Cee), and the Middle East (Front Row Entertainment).
Written and directed by Sam Hoffman, the film premiered at last year’s Los Angeles Film Festival and played Edinburgh in the UK this year. Shout! Factory handled the Us release.
- 11/1/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
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