Intermission (2024)
Tanya, a young educator, accompanies twelve teenagers to a theatre festival in Sochi under the supervision of Maria Genrikhovna, an experienced head teacher. Initially, there's little sympathy between the two teachers. However, they discover a deeper bond in much more fundamental things: aversion to marching in formation and other forms of officialism. Their ability to find joy even in challenging situations unites them.
Director:
Anna Kuznetsova
Writers:
Anna Kuznetsova, Ekaterina Zadokhina.
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Darya Savelyeva as Tatyana Viktorovna Sirina |
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Polina Kutepova as Maria Genrikhovna Abgaryan |
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Irina Nosova as Oksana |
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Magoga Machulskaya as Anya Pavlova |
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Egor Leontyev as Sasha Antipov |
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Serafima Frolova as Karina |
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Marfa Ivanova as Vika |
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Kira Satunkina as Dasha |
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Ekaterina Tkachuk as Varya |
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Polina Khodzhevanova as Ulyana |
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Angelina Bokova as Yasya |
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Mikhail Bychkov as Tima |
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Maksim Vorozhnin as Pasha |
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Rodion Egorov as Yura |
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Mariya Minenkova as Alyona |
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Aleksey Fokin as festival director |
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Andranik Akopdzhanov as Araik Abgaryan |
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Larisa Markina as chairman of the jury |
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Yulia Pimkina as jury member |
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Andrey Permyakov as jury member |
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Vasily Yavkun as jury member |
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Marina Lapina as mother of the bride |
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Andrey Dzuban as directed by Peter Pan |
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Alina Poklad as airport employee |
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Alina Shchapova as airport employee |
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Alyona Vasyutina as airport employee |
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Galina Bessinnaya as administrator at the House of Culture |
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Dmitry Polyushkin as closing ceremony host |
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Ekaterina Weinberg as hotel administrator |
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Svetlana Kravtsova as hotel administrator |
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Taisa Martynova as toasting |
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Natella Abeleva-Taganova as toasting |
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Seyran Prtykhov as fundraiser at an armenian wedding |
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Arayik Avanesyan as musician at a wedding |
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Roman Ramazyan as musician at a wedding |
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Simon Garanyan as musician at a wedding |
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Armir Amirjanyan as musician at a wedding |
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Marina Yakovenko as woman in line (uncredited) |
| Production | Natalia Drozd | Producer |
| Production | Jussi Rantamäki | Co-Producer |
| Camera | J-P Passi | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Anna Kuznetsova | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ekaterina Zadokhina | Screenplay |
| Art | Viktoriya Fetisova | Production Design |
| Directing | Anna Kuznetsova | Director |
| Editing | Daria Danilova | Editor |
| Editing | Anna Kuznetsova | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kristina Tokareva | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julietta Kovtun | Costume Designer |
| Production | Tatyana Bonakova | Production Executive |
| Writing | Boris Khlebnikov | Creative Producer |
| Production | Kira Kirillova | Casting Director |
| Production | Tatyana Zakharova | Casting Director |
| Crew | Maxim Yakovlev | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Darya Palamarchuk | Makeup & Hair |
| Directing | Anna Bakuradze | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mariya Tereschenkova | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Valeriy Petrov | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Igor Gusev | Focus Puller |
| Lighting | Roman Gafari | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Mikhail Kankava | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Ivan Kolyasin | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Mikhail Shakhov | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Victor Oleynikov | Pyrotechnician |
| Sound | Aleksandr Valentsov | Production Sound Mixer |
| Art | Anton Shalin | Property Master |
| Crew | Aleksey Gaishun | Stunts |
| Editing | Mikhail Khursevich | Colorist |
| Art | Lidiya Meshcheryakova | Title Designer |
| Sound | Sergey Shiposha | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Sergey Shiposha | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Denis Vakulenko | Foley |
| Sound | Denis Vakulenko | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Elizaveta Obrant-Balzhi | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Anastasia Zdeb | Music Editor |