Zoology
Zoologiya · dir. Ivan I. Tverdovsky
Russia, France, Germany 2016, 87’
19 October, 15:00 · CKK Jordanki
Middle-aged zoo worker Natasha still lives with her mother in a small coastal town. As she struggles for independence, she has to endure the absurd reality of her life filled with gossip spread by the women around her. She is stuck and it seems that life has no surprises for her until one day… she grows a tail. Embarrassed at first, Natasha decides to go further with the transformation and use it as an opportunity to redefine herself as a person and as a woman. With the new “accessory” she gets access to the life that she has never experienced before ─ she starts a relationship with a man, who finds her attractive, she goes out and allows herself to be foolish for the first time in her life. But her second puberty eventually comes to an end and Natasha has to make a choice between reality and illusion.
| Director: | Ivan I. Tverdovsky |
| Screenplay: | Ivan I. Tverdovsky |
| Cinematography: | Alexander Mikeladze |
| Editing: | Ivan I. Tverdovsky, Vincent Assman |
| Cast: | Natalia Pavlenkova, Dmitry Groshev, Irina Chipizhenko, Anna Astashkina, Masha Tokareva |
| Production: | Natalia Mokritskaya, Mila Rozanova, Uliana Savelieva |
| Producer: | New People Film Company, Arizona Productions, MovieBrats Pictures |
| Awards: | MFF w Karlowych Warach / Karlovy Vary IFF – oficjalna selekcja / official selection (2016) |
Ivan I. Tverdovsky (born in 1988) graduated from the Russian Institute for Cinematography in 2011. His early documentary works won him multiple awards in Russia and at international film festivals worldwide. His fiction debut Corrections Class (2014) won over 35 prizes worldwide, including East of the West Award (Crystal Globe) at the 49. Karlovy Vary IFF. Zoology is Ivan’s second feature project.
Filmography:
- 2016 ― Zoologia / Zoology
- 2014 ― Klasa wyrównawcza / Correction Class
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