City of Owls (2026)
On the last evening before her departure, Vera is putting her small sister to bed. To hide the real reason for her leaving, she tells her a bedtime fairy tale instead. It's the story of a city swallowed by an eternal night.
Director: Zhenia Kazankina
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Vera Engalycheva as |
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Lera Yacenko as |
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Mikhail Isaev as |
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Anastasiia Bakhtyreva as |
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Andrey Bystrushkin as |
| Directing | Zhenia Kazankina | Director |
| Production | Andrea Gatopoulos | Producer |
| Writing | Andrea Gatopoulos | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Sofia Boteva | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Zhenia Kazankina | Writer |
| Editing | Zhenia Kazankina | Editor |
| Crew | Luda Kuropiatnikova | Cinematography |
| Art | Alexandra Smirnova | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sasha Nguen | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nastya Tenderova | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jenya Savelieva | Casting Director |
| Sound | 96 Kbps | Music |
| Sound | Dmitry Krupenya | Sound Designer |
| Visual Effects | Andrei Bulatchik | VFX Artist |
| Production | Clémence Crépin Neel | Producer |
| Production | Igor Courtecuisse | Producer |
| Production | Pavel Karykhalin | Producer |
| Production | Sergey Yahontov | Producer |
| Production | Laura Catalano | Producer |
| Production | Marco Mingolla | Producer |
| Production | Stefano Schiavone | Producer |
| Production | Maria Semenova | Executive Producer |