The Whaler Boy (2020)
Everything changes in the life of a young 15-year-old Chukchi hunter Lyoshka with the advent of the Internet in the village. He falls in love – for the first time and deeply – with the silent video chat girl. Upon learning that she lives in Detroit, Lyoshka decides on the most desperate act in his life.
Director:
Philipp Yuryev
Writer:
Philipp Yuryev
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Vladimir Onokhov as Lyoshka |
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Kristina Asmus as Girl from America |
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Vladimir Lyubimtsev as Kolyan |
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Nikolai Tatato as Grandfather |
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Arieh Worthalter as Border Patrol Guard |
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Mariya Chuprinskaya as Guest |
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Ankas Aymetgirgin as Brigadier |
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Yevgeni Ayanto as Poacher |
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Ivan Tynau as Poacher |
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Zakhar Vykvytke as Poacher |
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Timofey Tymnevye as Hunter |
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Gennadiy Iuneut as Gena |
| Lighting | Aliaksandr Tsymbaliuk | Master Lighting Artist |
| Directing | Philipp Yuryev | Director |
| Production | Alexei Uchitel | Producer |
| Writing | Philipp Yuryev | Screenplay |
| Camera | Mikhail Khursevich | Director of Photography |
| Production | Elena Bystrova | Executive Producer |
| Art | Georgiy Kolotygin | Production Design |
| Sound | Krzysztof Aleksander Janczak | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Karolina Maciejewska | Editor |
| Production | Magdalena Zimecka | Co-Producer |
| Production | Radosława Bardes | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Philipp Yuryev | Editor |
| Production | Marion Hänsel | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Alexandr Krylov | Editor |
| Production | Jacek Kulczycki | Co-Producer |
| Production | Kira Saksaganskaya | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Yakov Mironchev | Director of Photography |
| Art | Artem Kuzmin | Production Design |
| Production | Ada Wojda | Post Production Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Boris Kukolkin | Costume Design |
| Production | Kristina Uchuvatkina | Casting Director |
| Camera | Denis Firstov | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Anatoly Simchenko | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Yelizaveta 'Liza' Levanskaya | Post Production Producer |
| Sound | Mathieu Cox | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Lyubov Sviblova | Line Producer |
| Sound | David Vranken | Sound |
| Art | Vasiliy Barinov | Set Decoration |
| Production | Pavel Gorin | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Daniel Pietrzyk | Technical Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lana Kaun | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Ewa Babska | Post Production Producer |
| Editing | Aleksandra Kraus | Colorist |
| Sound | Vasiliy Krasnovskiy | Sound |
| Editing | Nikolai Vavilov | Colorist |