- year : 2020
- country : Russia
- timing : 14:31'
- genre : fiction film
written by Stepan Azarian
produced by Stepan Azarian, Anna Sokolova
DoP Aleksandr Kitaytsev
music by Aleksey Kestner
sound by Denis Tsukanov
editor Aleksandra Orlova
production designer Aleksandra Makieva
cast: Maksim Solopov, Nikolay Kovbas, Dmitriy Kulichkov
Every morning Sasha gets on a shuttle bus and commutes to Moscow for several hours where he works as a promoter in a banana costume at a fruit and vegetable shop. He is often late, so his employer has been threatening to fire him for a long time. In his thirty-seven, Sasha still lives with his mother, whom he cannot find a common language with. His ex-wife wants to deprive him of his parental rights and the opportunity to see his son, whom he has long been unable to communicate with. The overdue loans turn into serious threats from the collector. He seems to live and not feel what is going on around him. But can he make a difference if his life is threatened?
- Open Russian festival of cinema and theater "Amur Autumn" (2020, Russia, Blagoveshchensk)
- International Film festival «East&West. Classics and Avant Garde» (2020, Russia, Orenburg)
- Pune Short Film Festival (2020, India, Pune)
- International Short Film Festival "VISION" (2020, Russia, Kemerovo)
- Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival (2020, India, Madurai)
- Short Film Breaks (2021, Romania, Bucharest)
- International Film Festival "Chelkinofest", Jury Special Mention (2021, Russia, Chelyabinsk)
- Festival of Russian cinema "SOL" (2021, Spain, Torrevieja)
- Hamburger Deutsch-Russischen Kinoforum "KinoHafen" (2021, Germany, Hamburg)
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Stepan Azarian was born on 01.02.1993 in Moscow. The actor of theatre and cinema, musician, screenwriter and film director. Studied at the Institute of Physical Culture at the department of directing mass sports and art performances, dropped out after two years of training. In 2016 graduated from School-Studio of Moscow Art Theatre as an actor. Works in the theater "July Ensemble". He plays performances in Moscow as a part of the theater, tours around Russia and Europe.
FILMOGRAPHY:
2020 - "Banana", short film
2019 - "Life in Art", short film / debut
