Podbrossy

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Movie
Original title Podbrossy
Country of production Russia , Lithuania , Ireland , France
original language Russian
Publishing year 2018
length 95 minutes
Rod
Director Ivan Ivanovich Tverdowski
script Ivan Ivanovich Tverdowski
production Natalia Mokritskaya
music Kirill Richter
camera Denis Alarcón Ramírez
cut Ivan Ivanovich Tverdowski
occupation

Podbrossy ( Russian Подбросы , international English-language title Jumpman ) is a film drama by Ivan Ivanovich Tverdowski , which premiered on July 4, 2018 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival .

action

16 years after the very young Oksana put her son Denis in a baby hatch, she kidnaps him from the children's home in which he now lives. The boy has an extraordinary gift because he cannot feel any physical pain, a defect that Oksana wants to profit from. Denis throws himself in front of cars to collect compensation for pain and suffering.

production

Directed by Iwan Iwanowitsch Twerdowski, who also wrote the script. After Lena's class and zoologija, it is the third part of a cinematic trilogy by Twerdowski about the anomalies of life in today's Russia, in which outsiders are the focus, who are hit with all severity by the brutalities of social circumstances.

The main role of Denis was cast by the young actor Denis Wlaenko , who made his acting debut in this. Anna Slju, Danil Steklow, Vilma Kunavičiūtė and Pawel Tschinarjow can also be seen in other roles.

The film was first shown on July 4, 2018 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival . In October 2018 he was presented at the Chicago International Film Festival . It was shown for the first time in Germany at the Cottbus Film Festival in November 2018. In November 2018 there was also a screening at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival in the Open Horizons section, and in January 2019 at the Göteborg International Film Festival .

reception

Reviews

Fabian Wallmeier from RBB 24 writes that Denis Wlaenko is a great discovery in the role of this "Jumpman".

Awards (selection)

The film is in a preselection for the European Film Awards 2019 . Below is a selection of other awards and nominations.

Chicago International Film Festival 2018

  • Nomination as best feature film for Gold Hugo (Iwan Iwanowitsch Twerdowski)

Film Festival Cottbus 2018

  • Award for Best Director (Iwan Iwanowitsch Twerdowski)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Tartu Love Film Festival announces full lineup. In: poff.ee, August 7, 2018.
  2. a b c Fabian Wallmeier: The film festival of the downtrodden: "Ayka" wins the main prize in Cottbus. In: rbb24.de, November 10, 2018.
  3. Jumpman In: filmfestival.gr. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  4. https://program.goteborgfilmfestival.se/events/jumpman
  5. ^ Jochen Müller: Lola-Abräumer in pre-selection for the European Film Award. In: Blickpunkt: Film, August 20, 2019.
  6. EFA Feature Film Selection. In: europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved August 20, 2019.