Archive of films Jumpman / Podbrosy

Russia / Lithuania / Ireland / France
2018, 90 min

Section: Official Selection - Competition
Year: 2018

Young Oksana put Denis in a baby box when he was an infant. Sixteen years later she steals him away from a children’s home, intent on making amends for her neglect. Denis, however, has no idea of the heavy price to be paid for his mother’s favour: the fragile boy has one unusual quality which Oksana has no qualms about exploiting.

Synopsis

As in his previous film Zoology the inimitable Ivan I. Tverdovskiy examines the life of a lonely individual who has been unable to fully integrate himself into society. The director criticises its warped system through the fate of fragile Denis, whom young Oksana put in a baby box when he was an infant. Sixteen years later she steals him away from a children’s home, intent on making amends for her maternal neglect. Denis, however, has no idea of the heavy price to be paid for his mother’s favour: the boy has one unusual quality which luxury-loving Oksana has no qualms about exploiting. With its focused narrative, Tverdovskiy’s drama encourages a metaphorical interpretation and offers a thought-provoking meditation on the ethos of Russian society.

Sandra Hezinová

About the director

Ivan I. Tverdovskiy (b. 1988, Moscow). Filmography: As If Waiting for a Bus (Slovno zhdu avtobusa, 2009, short doc.), Pianism (Pianizm, 2012), Space Dog (Sobachiy kaif, 2013, short doc.), Corrections Class (Klass korrektsii, 2013), Zoology (Zoologiya, 2016)

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About the film

Color, DCP
International premiere

Section:	Official Selection - Competition

Director:	Ivan I. Tverdovskiy
Screenplay:	Ivan I. Tverdovskiy
Dir. of Photography:	Denis Alarcón Ramirez
Music:	Kirill Richter
Editor:	Ivan I. Tverdovskiy
Art Director:	Olga Kovalenko, Ekaterina Shcheglova
Producer:	Natalya Mokritskaya
Production:	New People Film Company
Coproduction:	UAB Tremora, Film and Music Entertainment, Arizona Production
Cast:	Denis Vlasenko, Anna Slyu, Danil Steklov, Pavel Chinarev, Vilma Kutavičiútë
Sales:	New Europe Film Sales
Contact:	Alibi Communications