FESTIVALS & AWARDS
2022 | CineStar-Award, International Filmfestival 64th Nordic Film Days
2021 | Gesa-Rautenberg film award 2021, FilmFest Schleswig-Holstein
2021 | Audience award 2021, FilmFest Schleswig-Holstein
2021 | HER Docs Film Festival, Warsaw
2021 | TĀCTUS, Athens digital Arts festival
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SYNOPSIS
“They lived happily ever after and died together one day” is the Russian fairytale ending to love stories. With precisely composed visuals, the film explores the romanticised representation of relationships, their aesthetic idealisation, and the cultural mythos of love.
"And Died Together One Day” is an extraordinary film that blurs the boundaries between documentary and fiction. With meticulously crafted visuals, this cinematic journey unveils the Russian fairytale ending to love stories, delving into the romanticized representation of relationships and the cultural myth of love. Set against the backdrop of the remote high north of Russia, beyond the polar circle, the director fearlessly portrays her own parents, creating a captivating and thought-provoking narrative of human connection.
PROJECT DETAILS
Countries of production: Russia/Germany, 2021
Running Time: 9 min
Screening Format: DCP, 25fps, color
Sound Format 5.1
Screening Format: DCP, 25fps, color
Sound Format 5.1
Language: Russian
Subtitles: Original with english subtitles
Shooting Locations: Murmansk, Russia
Subtitles: Original with english subtitles
Shooting Locations: Murmansk, Russia
Screenwriter, director, cinematographer,editor: Pola Rader
Cast: Valentina Ivanova, Jury Ivanov
Music: Anton Saysoev
