''The Gulls'' (russian: Чайки, ''Chaiki'') is a 2015 Russian drama directed by Ella Manzheeva and starring fashion model
Eugenia Mandzhieva
Eugenia Mandzhieva (russian: Евгения Манджиева, born 2 September 1985) is a Russian fashion model and actress of Kalmyk descent.Kalmykia
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, it has been presented in various international festivals including the
Berlinale
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and was awarded Best Debut at
Kinotavr
Kinotavr (russian: Кинотавр), also known as the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival is an open film festival held in the resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991, until it was cancelled in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasio ...
.
Plot
Unhappily married to a fisherman, Elza (Eugenia Mandzhieva) finds out she is pregnant just as her husband disappears at sea.
Cast
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Eugenia Mandzhieva
Eugenia Mandzhieva (russian: Евгения Манджиева, born 2 September 1985) is a Russian fashion model and actress of Kalmyk descent.
Release
''The Gulls'' premiered at the 2015 Berlinale and went on to be screened at various film festivals including
Edinburgh
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,
Warsaw
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and
Karlovy Vary
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. It was awarded Best Debut at
Kinotavr
Kinotavr (russian: Кинотавр), also known as the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival is an open film festival held in the resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991, until it was cancelled in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasio ...
.
It was released in Russia in October/November 2015, the first film about Kalmykia in
Kalmyk language
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to hit theaters in 30 years.
Awards
* 2015
Kinotavr
Kinotavr (russian: Кинотавр), also known as the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival is an open film festival held in the resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991, until it was cancelled in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasio ...
– winner, best debut
* 2015
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
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– nominee,
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