CRYSTAL SWAN
Bioscop
Non-conformist Velya is ahead of her time – in grey 1990s Minsk she looks like a young Madonna and hopes to make a go of it as a DJane. Her dream: to escape Belarus for Chicago, the birthplace of House music. Alas, without proof of gainful employment, she can forget about being approved for a US visa. During an interview at the American embassy, Velya pretends to be the successful manager of a provincial crystal factory. Her plan seems to be working, until her lie forces her to travel out to the countryside to keep her cover. The subsequent encounter with the reality of her alibi turns out bumpy.
KHRUSTAL / KHRUSTAL
BLR, RUS, USA, DEU 2018 / 93 min
Language: English, Russian
Director: Darya Zhuk
- Screenplay: Helga Landauer, Darya Zhuk
- Cast: Alina Nassibulina, Ivan Mulin, Yury Borisov, Svetlana Anikey, Ilya Kapanets
- Producer: Birgit Gernböck, Olga Goister, Debbie Vandermeulen, Valery Dmitrotchenko
- Production Company: Demarsh-Film
- Co-Production Company: Fusion Features, Unfound Content, Vice Films, Inspiration Films, Crystal Goose
- World Sales: Loco Films
Non-conformist Velya is ahead of her time – in grey 1990s Minsk she looks like a young Madonna and hopes to make a go of it as a DJane. Her dream: to escape Belarus for Chicago, the birthplace of House music. Alas, without proof of gainful employment, she can forget about being approved for a US visa. During an interview at the American embassy, Velya pretends to be the successful manager of a provincial crystal factory. Her plan seems to be working, until her lie forces her to travel out to the countryside to keep her cover. The subsequent encounter with the reality of her alibi turns out bumpy.
- Screenplay: Helga Landauer, Darya Zhuk
- Cast: Alina Nassibulina, Ivan Mulin, Yury Borisov, Svetlana Anikey, Ilya Kapanets
- Producer: Birgit Gernböck, Olga Goister, Debbie Vandermeulen, Valery Dmitrotchenko
- Production Company: Demarsh-Film
- Co-Production Company: Fusion Features, Unfound Content, Vice Films, Inspiration Films, Crystal Goose
- World Sales: Loco Films