''It Doesn't Hurt Me'' (Russian: ''Мне не больно'': ''Mne ne bolno'') is a 2006 Russian film directed by

Aleksey Balabanov Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov (russian: Алeксeй Oктябpинoвич Балабанoв; 25 February 1959 – 18 May 2013) was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer, a member of European Film Academy. He started from cre ...

. The film was released on June 15, 2006 in Russia and stars Renata Litvinova, Aleksandr Yatsenko, and Dmitriy Dyuzhev as three young adults living in

St.Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

Synopsis

Tata ( Renata Litvinova) is a vivacious young woman whose health is deteriorating due to leukemia. When she meets Misha (Aleksandr Yatsenko) and Oleg ( Dmitriy Dyuzhev), the three hit it off well and Tata begins to date Misha. The problem is that she keeps her diagnosis from Misha, which complicates the relationship.

Cast

* Renata Litvinova as Tata * Aleksandr Yatsenko as Misha * Dmitriy Dyuzhev as Oleg * Nikita Mikhalkov as Sergei Sergeyevich * Inga Strelkova-Oboldina as Alya (as Inga Oboldina-Strelkova) *

Valentin Kuznetsov Valentin is a male given name meaning "strong, healthy, power, rule, terco". It comes from the Latin name ''Valentinus'', as in Saint Valentin. Commonly found in Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Scandinavia, Latin America ...

as Vasya * Sergey Makovetskiy as Doctor * Mark Rudinstein as Zilberman * Marina Solopchenko as Zilberman's wife * Mariya Nikiforova as Doctor's wife * Ilya Mozgovoy as Security guard Sasha * Sami Hurskulahti as Otto *

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as Girl in train * Dariya Utkina as Tanya (as Dasha Utkina) *

Marina Shpakovskaya A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ship ...

as Prostitute

Reception

'' Time Out Russia'' gave the movie a positive review and called it a "strong melodrama".

Seans Seans (russian: Сеанс, meaning Seance in English) is a film magazine published in St. Petersburg, Russia. It has been published since 1989, in 1993 the publishing house of the same name was established. By 2022, more than 100 books have been ...

, a Saint Petersburg-published magazine specializing on cinema published a number of short review of the most influential authors. The reviews were generally positive, and, in particular, they emphasized a good performance of Litvinova.

Awards

*''Best Actress'' at the MTV Movie Awards, Russia (2007, nominated - Renata Litvinova) *''Best Actor'' at the

Sochi Open Russian Film Festival 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 ...

(2006, won - Aleksandr Yatsenko) *''Best Actress'' at the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival (2006, won - Renata Litvinova) *''Grand Prize'' at the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival (2006, nominated) *''Best film'', Golden Eagle Award (2006, nominated)

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