The Competitors: Russia's Child Prodigies (2010)
At the age of seventeen, Irina Chistyakova looks back at an international concert career spanning ten years. Irina is the youngest of the four protagonists of the film Russia's Wonder Children made in 2000. By now seventeen years old, she is going through a drama that many prodigies experience: while they were children, they were able to stun audiences with the contrast of their delicate appearances and precocious talents. Like Irina, Nikita Mndoyants (18), Dmitry Krutogolovy (19), and Elena Kolesnichenko (25), are still showered with praise and distinction. But what price did they have to pay for it?
Director: Irene Langemann
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Elena Kolesnitschenko as |
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Irina Tschistjakowa as |
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Dmitri Krutogolovy as |
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Nikita Mndoyants as |
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Enrique Bátiz as |
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Andrej Ovchinnikov as |
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Michael Russ as |
| Editing | Kawe Vakil | Editor |
| Camera | Maksim Tarasyugin | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Dieter Stürmer | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Irene Langemann | Director |
| Production | Tanya Petrik | Line Producer |
