Crystal Swan

2018 Belarusian drama film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Crystal Swan (Belarusian: Хрусталь, romanized: Khrustal) is a 2018 Belarusian drama film directed by Darya Zhuk.[3] It was selected as the Belarusian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[4]

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03/2/2026

Directed byDarya Zhuk
Written by
Produced by
  • Valery Dmitrotchenko
  • Birgit Gernböck
  • Olga Goister
  • Debbie Vandermeulen
  • Will McCance
Starring
  • Alina Nasibullina
  • Ivan Mulin
  • Yuri Borisov
  • Svetlana Anikey
  • Ilya Kapanets
  • Anastasiya Garvey
  • Lyudmila Razumova
  • Natalya Onishenko
  • Anatoly Golub
  • Artem Kuren
  • Vyacheslav Shakalido
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Crystal Swan
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Directed byDarya Zhuk
Written by
Produced by
  • Valery Dmitrotchenko
  • Birgit Gernböck
  • Olga Goister
  • Debbie Vandermeulen
  • Will McCance
Starring
  • Alina Nasibullina
  • Ivan Mulin
  • Yuri Borisov
  • Svetlana Anikey
  • Ilya Kapanets
  • Anastasiya Garvey
  • Lyudmila Razumova
  • Natalya Onishenko
  • Anatoly Golub
  • Artem Kuren
  • Vyacheslav Shakalido
CinematographyCarolina Costa
Edited by
Release dates
  • 1 July 2018 (2018-07-01) (KVIFF)
  • 30 August 2018 (2018-08-30) (Belarus)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryBelarus
LanguageRussian
Box office$58,702[1][2]
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Plot

In the 1990s, Velya hopes to leave Belarus and become a DJ in the United States. Her plans change following an error on her visa application.[5]

Cast

  • Alina Nasibullina as Velya
  • Ivan Mulin as Stepan
  • Yuri Borisov as Alik
  • Svetlana Anikey as Velya's mother
  • Ilya Kapanets as Kostya
  • Anastasiya Garvey as Vika
  • Lyudmila Razumova as Alya
  • Natalya Onishenko as Angela
  • Anatoly Golub
  • Artem Kuren
  • Vyacheslav Shakalido as Mihalych

Reception

Crystal Swan has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10.[6] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favourable review".[7]

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