- year : 2023
- country : Latvia, Russia
- timing : 14:04'
- genre : fiction film
- production : ON SET PRODUCTION
written by Nica Jakovleva, Larisa Dmitrieva, Marina Voevoda
directed by Nica Jakovleva
produced by Anna Alexandrova
DoP Alexander Dmitriev
music by Denis Kuropatov
sound by Rostislav Korenblit
editor Alexander Gavrilov
production designer Alexandra Antonova
cast: Anastasia Volynskaya, Maria Yanycheva, Roman Volobuev, Grigory Kalinin, Pavel Kuznetsov
In a new ideal world everything is tested. Including women. Before giving birth, women must go through a test that reveals not only the health of the foetus, but also it’s psychological predispositions. And the system makes the decision: does society need this human being? If not, the foetus is terminated in the womb. Mary and Eve, two women waiting for their first-born, have opposing views on motherhood.
- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (2023, South Korea, Bucheon)
- Amur Autumn Russian Film and Theater Festival (2023, Russia, Blagoveshchensk)
- Osnabrück Independent Film Festival (2023, Germany, Osnabrück)
- International Film Festival in Gornji Milanovac (2023, Serbia, Gornji Milanovac)
- ARCTIC OPEN International Film Festival (2023, Russia, Arkhangelsk)
- International Film Festival of the Commonwealth Countries “Moscow Premiere” (2023, Russia, Moscow)
- smailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Short Films (2024, Egypt, Ismailia)
- Festival of modern and actual cinema "Alafeiskaya Gora", Special Diploma (2024, Russia, Tobolsk)
ABOUT THE FILM DIRECTOR:
Nica Jakovleva is a film director originally from Riga, Latvia, was born on 25.05.1992. She graduated from college and university in Spain with a degree in Tourism Business Management. However, in 2016, she moved to Russia and decided to radically change the vector of her activities. Nica graduated from the Filmmaking course at the Moscow Film School and began working in film production and gaining experience in various positions. She shot a short film «They Say», which became a participant in Kinotavr 2020. In 2021 she finished working on the short film «Themis» based on Sasha Filipenko's story and the project "Factory" - the pilot episode of the series in the genre: horror. Now Nica is working on the feature film, as well as the season of the series. At that moment, Nica also filmed the TV-series about the life of teenagers. In 2022 she finished working on the short film «Inside me».
FILMOGRAPHY:
2023 - "Inside me", short film
2022 - "Late Night School", series
2021 - "Themis", short film
2021 - "Workshop", short film
2020 - "They Say", short film