Silent Sun of Russia (2023)
Alyona, Alika and Katya dream of love and friendship, but most of all of leaving Putin’s Russia. When the war against Ukraine breaks out, it becomes harder for the three young women to leave the vast country in the East, but also even more unbearable to stay. So one has left for Georgia, another for Spain, while the third stays behind in Russia. Their generation does not believe that political engagement changes anything. Instead, they show their resistance by living a modern and more Western life, where gender, sexuality, pop music and identity issues are vital. Set at night in cars, apartments and backyards, Sybilla Tuxen’s dark and artistically uncompromising debut film tells the story of a rebellious yet resigned section of Russian youth on the fringes of established society.
Director: Sybilla Marie Wester Tuxen
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Alyona as self |
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Alika as self |
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Katya as self |
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Sybilla Marie Wester Tuxen as self |
| Directing | Sybilla Marie Wester Tuxen | Director |
| Production | Rikke Tambo Andersen | Producer |
| Production | Sybilla Marie Wester Tuxen | Producer |
| Camera | Sybilla Marie Wester Tuxen | Director of Photography |
| Production | Maria Møller Christoffersen | Producer |
| Editing | Enis Saraçi | Editor |
| Crew | Inés Europa Crespo Esteso | Post-Production Manager |
| Crew | Emil Lund Holst | Post-Production Manager |
| Editing | Eliott Becheau | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Laura Bøcher Ursø | Producer's Assistant |
| Crew | Edoardo Rebecchi | Post Production Assistant |
| Sound | Jakob Strandgaard Davidsen | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Mamoun Abufarha | Colorist |
| Crew | Tin Soheili | Thanks |
| Production | Mette Matthiessen | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Sofie Falther | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Johanne West | Producer's Assistant |
| Sound | Mathias Dehn Middelhart | Sound Designer |