All his life Myshkin was dreaming about becoming an actor. And now eight years old Dasha is trying to help him.
Acting
Bazaeva's chaotic energy opposite Trukhin's deadpan despair
Writing
Bittersweet script that never mocks its characters' longing
Director
Ilya Kazankov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kazankov's background in documentary gives the film its unpolished, lived-in texture—Myshkin's cramped apartment feels uncomfortably real.
Bazaeva was actually ten during filming and had never acted before; her natural bossiness convinced Kazankov to rewrite Dasha as more dominant.
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