
Cinetrā

Cinetrā

From the Barents Sea, a chill wind seems to blow constantly across a semi-deserted town at the edge of the world. Nevertheless, a little community holds out here. In a flawlessly filmed portrait of this extraordinary place, the theme linking the residents is their determination to chart their own course. Bardak was a marine, but his garrison broke up and his comrades sought a better life elsewhere. He stayed behind among the many empty buildings that are slowly but surely being consumed by the elements. Meanwhile, Dima, a young poacher, flouts as many rules as he can, but gives friendly directions to lost tourists and reads lovingly to his little daughter. Ferryman Alexander is locked in a silent generational battle with his teenage daughter Masha; her eyes are on the outside world. Further along, a little team of ships from the Second World War turns up, and a woman steadfastly runs a weather station.
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International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2019
Moscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKer 2020
Writer: Ilya Povolotsky (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Evgeny Rodin
Editors: Ilya Povolotsky, Anton Koloskov
Sound Designer: Alexandr Krotov, Andrey Dergachev
Producers: Anna Shalashina, Yaroslav Kozlov, Ekaterina Krasovitskaya
Production: Blackchamber, DFI