''Gerda'' (russian: Герда) is a 2021 Russian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by (Natalia Kudryashova) and starring Anastasiya Krasovskaya.

Plot

The film tells about a girl named Lera who lives in the province. Her mother naively believes in miracles, and her father abandoned the family. Lera wants to improve her life, but she doesn't know how. At the same time, she constantly sees dreams in which she sees her soul. And the more difficult life becomes, the more often she sees such dreams.

Cast

Release and accolades

The film screened in the competition program of the

74th Locarno Film Festival The 74th annual Locarno Festival was held from 4 August to 14 August 2021 in Locarno, Switzerland. The opening film of the festival was '' Beckett'' by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, which had its world premiere on 4 August. The 74th edition of Loc ...

in Switzerland in August 2021. It was theatrically released in Russia on 14 October 2021.

Awards

*Anastasiya Krasovskaya won the Best Actress Award and the special prize from the youth jury of the festival at the

Locarno Film Festival The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, s ...

. *Best Feature Film in the Stalker Human Rights Film Festival in

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=12056978 2021 films 2020s Russian-language films Russian drama films Films about striptease 2021 drama films