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It wowed audiences at Sundance, swept awards at international festivals, and has been hailed by critics worldwide as "brilliant" (Prost Amerika), "beautiful" (Quiet Earth) and "the Russian AMELIE" (Screen Daily).
From breakthrough writer/director Anna Melikyan comes the quirky yet bittersweet story of Alisa, a lonely little girl from a seaside village who takes a vow of silence while believing she has the power to make wishes come true. But when Alisa is forced to more to Moscow as a teenager, her fairytale world will collide head-on with the realities of love, innocence and material life in modern Russia.
Masha Shalayeva - in an award-winning performance - stars in this landmark hit that remiains one of the most enchanting, acclaimed and talked-about Russian films of our tiem. |
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| Release Date: | February 18, 2009 |
| Genres: | Comedy, Independent, Foreign, Fantasy, Sundance Film Festival |
| Directed By: | Anna Melikyan |
| Produced By: | Ruben Dishdishyan |
| Written By: | Anna Melikyan |
| Distributed By: | IFC Films |
| Running Time: | 116 minutes |
| Country: | Russian Federation |
| Language: | Russian |
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