Panorama
Director: Anastasiya Palchikova
Country/Region: Russia
Thirteen-year-old Masha has grown up between the boxing ring and the streets of provincial Russian town in the turbulent 90’s. Her closest friends are young gangsters who kill, rob, steal and are loathed by the entire town. But in young girl’s eyes they are the salt of the Earth, the family that loves and protects her. Masha discovers the taste for jazz and dreams of becoming a singer. Ultimately, she realizes who the men around her truly are, and what they had done to her family. Once grown up, Masha leaves hometown for Moscow in attempt to start new life. But when the past catches up with her Masha is forced to return to the place where she spent her childhood for the closure.
Russian films are brought to the Beijing Film Festival in collaboration with ROSKINO and the Russian Film Festival to present the program “Focus on Russia.”
About ROSKINO
ROSKINO is a state body representing Russian industry of audiovisual content on the key international markets and film festivals, a national operator for the promotion of films, series and animation as well as the creative potential of Russian talents abroad and coproduction opportunities within Russia. ROSKINO also acts as an industrial expert and advisor to Russian content makers in terms of international promotion; organizes tailor-made educational and coaching programs for talented Russian producers, directors, actors.The Russian Film Festival is a project organized by ROSKINO with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, aims to acquaint foreign viewers with a variety of contemporary Russian content: from feature films to documentaries and animation. For the Russian film industry, this is the first online project aimed at a broad international audience.