Brothel Lights

Brothel Lights (Russian: Огни притона, romanized: Ogni pritona) is a Russian film directed by Alexander Gordon, a screen version of the same story by Harry Gordon.

Brothel Lights
Film poster
Directed by	Alexander Gordon
Written by	Harry Gordon Natalya Ryazantseva
Produced by	Elena Yatsura Alexey Sonck Alexander Gryaznov
Starring	Oksana Fandera Ada Rogovtseva
Cinematography	Maxim Shinkorenko
Edited by	Dasha Danilova
Music by	Theophil Collier
Production companies	Mosfilm In Motion
Distributed by	Aurora Film In Motion
Release dates	June 11, 2011 (2011-06-11) (Kinotavr) November 3, 2011 (2011-11-03) (Russia)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian

The film premiered on June 11, 2011 at the Kinotavr Film Festival, with the overall release on November 3, 2011.

Plot

Set in Odessa at the end of the 1950s, it is a story about an independent-minded woman who disregards the opinions of others. The main character is Lyuba, the owner of a small brothel. Working for her are two girls, Zinka and Zygota. The son of the prosecutor Arkasha is in love with Lyuba, but she loves the poet Adam.

Production

Gordon shot and edited the film in 2007, but was unable to complete it until 2011 due to financial constraints.^[1]

Cast

• Oksana Fandera as Lyuba
• Alexey Levinsky as Adam
• Ada Rogovtseva as Yefrosinya Petrovna, Lyuba's mother
• Anna Slyu as Zygota
• Katerina Shpitsa as Zinka
• Christian Jereghi as Arkasha
• Bogdan Stupka as Zaslavsky, prosecutor
• Yevgeny Tsyganov as Valera
• Natalia Fisson as Zaslavsky's wife
• Mikhail Golubovich as Wilhelm

Awards and nominations

Golden Eagle Award

• Best Actress (Oksana Fandera) — nominated^[2]

Nika Awards

• Best Actress (Oksana Fandera) — nominated^[3]

Pacific Meridian

• Audience Choice Award in Best Russian Film — won

Russian Guild of Film Critics Award

• Best Actress (Oksana Fandera) — nominated

Kinotavr

• Special Jury Diploma (Oksana Fandera)