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Paper Soldier
2008 Russian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 66th Venice Film Festival.[4]
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Plot
The film tells about the doctor Daniil Pokrovsky, who is preparing the squad of the first cosmonauts for spacewalk.[5]
The title is a reference to a Russian song about a soldier who bravely steps into a fire, unaware that he's actually just a toy made of paper.[6]
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[7]
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]
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