''Paper Soldier'' (russian: Бумажный солдат) is a 2008 Russian drama film directed by
Aleksey German Jr. For his film, German received the Silver Lion Award from the Venice Film Festival.
Plot
The film tells about the doctor Daniil Pokrovsky, who is preparing the squad of the first cosmonauts for spacewalk.
The title is a reference to a Russian song about a soldier who bravely steps into a fire, unaware that he's actually just a toy made of paper.
[https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/paper-soldier/]
Reception
Slant Magazine said that the film "harkens back to Russian cinema of the ’60s" and gave it 3.5 of 4 stars.
The review called
Merab Ninidze
Merab Ninidze ( ka, მერაბ ნინიძე; born 3 November 1965) is a Georgian actor. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for the roles of Walter Redlich in ''Nowhere in Africa'' and Oleg Penkovsky in '' The Courier''.
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's performance (as Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky) "mesmerizing" and the cinematography "exquisite" in a "tightly paced drama."
Cast
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Merab Ninidze
Merab Ninidze ( ka, მერაბ ნინიძე; born 3 November 1965) is a Georgian actor. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for the roles of Walter Redlich in ''Nowhere in Africa'' and Oleg Penkovsky in '' The Courier''.
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as Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky
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Chulpan Khamatova
Chulpan Nailevna Khamatova PAR (russian: Чулпан Наилевна Хаматова; tt-Cyrl, Чулпан Наил кызы Хаматова; born 1 October 1975) is a Russian film, theater and TV actress
Biography Early life and theat ...
as Nina, Daniil's Wife
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Anastasiya Shevelyova as Vera
* Aleksandr Glebov as David
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Ruslan Ibragimov as Adrian Nikolayev
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Fyodor Lavrov as German Titov
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Polina Filonenko as Misha's Friend
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Valentin Kuznetsov as Yuri Gagarin
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Kirill Ulyanov as Garik
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Ramil Salakhutdinov as Misha
Бумажный солдат (2008) Full Cast & Crew
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References
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=1284576
2008 films
2000s Russian-language films
Russian drama films
2008 drama films
Films directed by Aleksei Alekseivich German