August Eighth - story of an ordinary young woman. Ksenia's life is not too happy. Problem at work, problem in personal life, problem with mother, a baby requiring constant cares... Ksenia want to spend a few days in Sochi with new boyfriend, and mom sends her son Artem to the boy's father on Caucasus. But Georgia started war and she must overcome fear, overcome circumstances, she must save her child...
Acting
Svetlana Ivanova's panic-to-ferocity transformation is genuinely gripping.
Direction
Fayziev blends kitchen-sink realism with superhero origin absurdity.
Practical Effects
Chaotic warzone staging feels disturbingly authentic.
Director
Dzhanik Fayziev
Svetlana Ivanova
Ksenia
Maksim Matveev
Lekha
Artyom Fadeev
Artyom / Kosmoboy
Aleksey Guskov
Kazbek
Aleksandr Oleshko
Egor
Vladimir Vdovichenkov
President
Sergey Gazarov
Kirill Ivanovich
Gosha Kutsenko
Himself - Georgy
Anna Legchilova
Mat Ksenii
Egor Beroev
Zaur / Kind Robot
Anatoliy Belyy
Aleksey
Alexander Petrov
Yashka, tank commander, senior lieutenant
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released on the 4th anniversary of the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, making its surreal blend of fantasy and real conflict viscerally uncomfortable for domestic audiences.
Director Dzhanik Fayziev previously made nationalist war epics; this pivot to a mother's perspective with magical elements baffled critics expecting straightforward patriotism.
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