International Competition
Light Up◊Asian Premiere◊
7.17(Tue) 10:30
7.19(Thu) 20:40
7.21(Sat) 14:30
<2017 / Russia / 97min.>
Alevtina is a guard at a women’s prison, with a voice that even a notable opera diva would envy, but she keeps it a secret. One day, someone secretly records her singing and it becomes an internet sensation.
Director: Kirill Pletnev
Cast: Inga Oboldina, Viktoriya Isakova, Vladimir Ilin, Anna Ukolova, Aleksey Shevchenkov, Ekaterina Ageeva
Director: Kirill Pletnev
Born in 1979. Graduated from St. Petersburg State Academy of Theatre Arts (SPbGATI) as a stage and film actor. He worked at the Moscow Art Theatre, Teatr.doc, and Centre of Playwriting and Directing; received the theatre award Chaika [Seagull] and others. He has played over 70 roles in film and TV. In 2015 he graduated from the Film Institute VGIK. His shorts have won at leading festivals and received awards in Russia: 6:23 (2013) received a diploma at St Anna; Nastya (2015) won Kinotavr. Shorts; Mum (2016) won the Golden Eagle in the category Best Short. Light Up (2017) is his first feature film.