It Doesn't Hurt Me

It Doesn't Hurt Me (Russian: Мне не больно, romanized: Mne ne bolno) is a 2006 Russian film directed by Aleksey Balabanov.^[1][2] The film was released on June 15, 2006 in Russia and stars Renata Litvinova, Aleksandr Yatsenko, and Dmitri Dyuzhev as three young adults living in St.Petersburg.^[3][4]

It Doesn't Hurt Me
Мне не больно (Mne ne bolno)
Directed by	Aleksey Balabanov
Written by	Valeri Mnatsakanov
Produced by	Sergey Selyanov Maxim Ukhanov
Starring	Renata Litvinova Aleksandr Yatsenko Dmitri Dyuzhev
Cinematography	Sergey Astakhov
Edited by	Tatyana Kuzmichyova
Music by	Vadim Samoylov
Production company	CTB
Release date	June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15) (Russia)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian

Synopsis

Tata (Renata Litvinova) is a vivacious young woman whose health is deteriorating due to leukemia. When she meets Misha (Aleksandr Yatsenko) and Oleg (Dmitri Dyuzhev), the three hit it off well and Tata begins to date Misha. The problem is that she keeps her diagnosis from Misha, which complicates the relationship.

Cast

• Renata Litvinova as Tata
• Aleksandr Yatsenko as Misha
• Dmitri Dyuzhev as Oleg
• Nikita Mikhalkov as Sergei Sergeyevich
• Inga Strelkova-Oboldina as Alya (as Inga Oboldina-Strelkova)
• Valentin Kuznetsov as Vasya
• Sergey Makovetskiy as Doctor
• Mark Rudinstein as Zilberman
• Marina Solopchenko as Zilberman's wife
• Mariya Nikiforova as Doctor's wife
• Ilya Mozgovoy as Security guard Sasha
• Sami Hurskulahti as Otto
• Veronika Dmitriyeva as Girl in train
• Dariya Utkina as Tanya (as Dasha Utkina)
• Marina Shpakovskaya as Prostitute

Reception

Time Out Russia gave the movie a positive review and called it a "strong melodrama".^[5] Seans, a Saint Petersburg-published magazine specializing on cinema published a number of short review of the most influential authors. The reviews were generally positive, and, in particular, they emphasized a good performance of Litvinova.^[6]

Awards

• Best Actress at the MTV Movie Awards, Russia (2007, nominated - Renata Litvinova)
• Best Actor at the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival (2006, won - Aleksandr Yatsenko)^[7]
• Best Actress at the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival (2006, won - Renata Litvinova)^[7]
• Grand Prize at the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival (2006, nominated)
• Best film, Golden Eagle Award (2006, nominated)^[8]

Further reading

• Florian Weinhold (2013), Path of Blood: The Post-Soviet Gangster, His Mistress and Their Others in Aleksei Balabanov's Genre Films, Reaverlands Books: North Charleston, SC: pp. 139-163.