Sergei Dvortsevoy

  • Sergei Dvortsevoy – V temnote AKA In the Dark (2004)

    Sergei Dvortsevoy2001-2010DocumentaryRussiaShort Film

    This excellent low-key documentary records the daily life of an elderly blind man in Russia. He spends his days at home in a tiny flat making bags out of string. His only companion is a cat, which persists in unraveling the man’s bags and tangling the thread. Once the man has completed a set of string bags, he goes out to the street-corner and tries to give them away to passersby for free. Sadly, no one wants them, even though they are much nicer than the grimy plastic bags commonly used on that street.Read More »

  • Sergei Dvortsevoy – Ayka (2018)

    2011-2020DramaRussiaSergei Dvortsevoy

    A poor woman without a job struggles to raise her child.

    Ayka is a 2018 drama film directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy. It was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Samal Yeslyamova won the award for Best Actress. It was selected as the Kazakhstani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, making the December shortlist.Read More »

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