“Madeline’s Madeline” and the Exploitation of Actresses
This emotional, frightening, and dreamlike story examines the ways actresses are exploited in the name of art.
14+
Alex glides his mouse tenderly over online images of Vika. He has been smitten ever since he saw her with her friends and cannot get her out of his head. Unfortunately, Vika is beyond Alex’s reach because he's not welcome in her neighborhood. Nonetheless, Alex sneaks into a disco at her school and finds up the courage to ask her to dance. Moments are intense as Alex feels infatuation for the first time.
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Alex glides his mouse tenderly over online images of Vika. He has been smitten ever since he saw her with her friends and cannot get her out of his head. Unfortunately, Vika is beyond Alex’s reach because he's not welcome in her neighborhood. Nonetheless, Alex sneaks into a disco at her school and finds up the courage to ask her to dance. Moments are intense as Alex feels infatuation for the first time.
Rating:
Genre:Romance, Drama
Written By:Andrey Zaytsev
In Theaters:
Box Office:$173,616
Runtime:100 minutes
Studio:Central Partnership, Cinema Foundation of Russia, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, September Film Studio
Cast
Andrey Zaytsev
Director
Gleb Kalyuzhny
Lyosha
Ulyana Vaskovich
Vika
Olga Ozollapinya
Lyosha's Mother
Dmitriy Blokhin
Dyadya Valera (Uncle Valera)
Irina Frolova
Mama Viki (Vika's Mother)
Shandor Berkeshi
Papa Viki (Vika's Father)
Vladislav Goryachkin
Brat Viki (Vika's Brother)
Dmitry Barinov
Dron
Daniil Pikula
Vityok
Kseniya Pakhomova
Rusalka (Mermaid)
Elizaveta Makedonskaya
Katya
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