Sweet Girl's Mind-Boggling Twist Makes the Movie... Feminist
For the most part, 'Sweet Girl' recycles tired hyper masculine revenge tropes, but a surprise twist in the end turns it into a female-centric revenge film.

A large company from Siberia invites top stars of Russian show business to a New Year's corporate party. The artists agree and board the plane, but life makes its own adjustments - from the airport, a bus takes them to a small village in the snow, where they are met by the head of the local village council. The stars are in for some tough tests: Svetlakov and Brekotkin will test their friendship for strength, Klava Koka will be left without social networks, Olga Buzova will end up in a large family of Evenk hunters, and Timur Batrutdinov will drink a love potion in the house of a Siberian healer.
For the most part, 'Sweet Girl' recycles tired hyper masculine revenge tropes, but a surprise twist in the end turns it into a female-centric revenge film.
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