The Pencil (2019)
Antonina, an artist from Saint Petersburg, follows her husband, a political prisoner, to the deep north province of Russia. As she starts teaching art in a local school, she finds herself opposed by a twelve-year-old boy, Misha, whose brother is a feared local gang leader.
Director:
Natalya Nazarova
Writer:
Natalya Nazarova
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Nadezhda Gorelova as Antonina Zolotareva |
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Vladimir Mishukov as Sergey Zolotarev |
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Aleksandr Doronin as Andrey Voronov |
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Alina Khodzhevanova as Head teacher |
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Olesya Ivantsova as Vera |
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Alexandr Kolchevsky as Misha Ponomarev |
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Kirill Veselov as Dima Dyomkin |
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Evgeny Startsev as Alexey Ponomarev |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maya Martyanova | Costume Design |
| Writing | Natalya Nazarova | Screenplay |
| Production | Denis Kovalevsky | Producer |
| Directing | Natalya Nazarova | Director |
| Art | Antonina Kraevskaya | Production Design |
| Production | Maxim Dashkin | Producer |
| Camera | Andrey Naydenov | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Viktor Timshin | Sound Director |
| Production | Anna von Dziembowska | Producer |
| Production | Boris Frumin | Producer |
| Production | Danil Ferbikov | Producer |