Immortal

Surematu
children & youth
education
society
Ksenia Okhapkina
Estonia, Latvia
2019
61min
Russian
English & Hungarian Subtitles
International Competition

In Murmansk, Russia, boys are trained to use weapons while girls practice ballet. Told in a minimalistic aesthetic, defined by the dim lights of the Arctic Circle, this film observes social norms frozen in time in this cold, northern town.

Producer: 
Riho Västrik
Co-producer: 
Uldis Cekulis
Editor: 
Stijn Deconinck
Ksenia Okhapkina
Camera: 
Aleksandr Demyanenko
Artem Ignatov
Ksenia Okhapkina
Sound: 
Aleksandr Dudarev
Music: 
Robert Jürjendal
Arian Levin
Production info: 
Vesilind, VFS Films
Distribution info: 
Vesilind Riho Västrik riho.vastrik@vesilind.ee http://vesilind.ee
Awards: 
Estonian candidate for the Academy Award
Docudays UA 2020 Teenage Jury Award
Karlovy Vary 2020 Grand Prix for Best Documentary
Astra FF 2019 Best Film in the International Competition