Synopsis
Atchinsk, Siberia, four thousand kilometres from Moscow. In an apartment block at the edge of town, the inhabitants pass each other on the staircase, hesitating to talk about this presidential campaign under way. Outside, the city rhythm is set by the cold. Only the radio talks about the anti-government demonstrations going on in the capital. These images of a sleepy city are intercut with those of paid militants for Putin's party. Around a glass of vodka, Iouri, political mercenary working for United Russia, coolly explains the mechanics of the system. The staging of democratic life is transformed into theatre.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Petit à Petit Production
- Co-productions : À Vif Cinémas, Lyon Capitale TV, Vosges TV
Full credits (6)
- Screenwriters : Alexander Abaturov, Vincent Sorrel
- Director of Photography : Artyom Petrov
- Editor : Luc Forveille
- Sound Recordist : Alexander Kalashnikov
- Sound Editor : Alexander Abaturov
- Sound mixer : Amélie Canini
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary
- Themes : Politics
- Production language : Russian
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2013
- Runtime : 51 min
- Visa number : 135.555
- Visa issue date : 11/07/2013
- Production formats : HDV
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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