Paper Soldier
2008 Russian film
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Paper Soldier (Russian: Бумажный солдат) is a 2008 Russian drama film directed by Aleksey German Jr.[1][2][3] For his film, German received the Silver Lion and Golden Osella for Best Cinematography from the 65th Venice International Film Festival.[4]
Directed byAleksey German Jr.
Written by
- Vladimir Arkusha
- Aleksey German Jr.
- Julia Glezarova
Produced by
- Sergey Shumakov
- Artem Vasilyev
Starring
- Merab Ninidze
- Chulpan Khamatova
- Anastasiya Shevelyova
- Aleksandr Glebov
- Ruslan Ibragimov
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| Directed by | Aleksey German Jr. |
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| Music by | Aleksey Rybnikov |
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| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Plot
Cast
- Merab Ninidze as Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky
- Chulpan Khamatova as Nina, Daniil's Wife
- Anastasiya Shevelyova as Vera
- Aleksandr Glebov as David
- Ruslan Ibragimov as Adrian Nikolayev
- Fyodor Lavrov as German Titov
- Polina Filonenko as Misha's Friend
- Valentin Kuznetsov as Yuri Gagarin
- Kirill Ulyanov as Garik
- Ramil Salakhutdinov as Misha
Reception
Slant Magazine said that the film "harkens back to Russian cinema of the ’60s" and gave it 3.5 of 4 stars.[6] The review called Merab Ninidze's performance (as Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky) "mesmerizing" and the cinematography "exquisite" in a "tightly paced drama."[6]