It's Not Her Name

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It's Not Her Name
Directed byVeta Geraskina
Screenplay by
  • Veta Geraskina
  • Lilya Akopyan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAnton Gromov
Edited byKristina Shahnazaryan
Music byStanislav Sharifulin
Production
company
  • Vega Film
Distributed byWhite Nights
Release date
  • February 3, 2022 (2022-02-03) (Russia)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesRussia, Bulgaria
LanguageRussian

It's Not Her Name, also known as Another Name (Original title: У нее другое имя) is a 2022 Russian

thriller drama film directed by Veta Geraskina, from a screenplay by Lilya Akopyan and Veta Geraskina.[1] It stars Svetlana Khodchenkova,[2] Jakob Diehl, and introducing Katya Fedina. The films concept was presented at the 72nd International Cannes Film Festival. The film is now in post-production.[when?
]

Synopsis

It's Not Her Name is about a woman Lisa who abandoned her child at birth and now twenty-three years later she obsessively tries to find her child. Lisa's search leads her to a young girl that she believes to be the one that she left at an orphanage. Lisa begins to spy on her and invades her life even though later she will find out the truth, that this is not her daughter. But, Lisa will not be able to stop being the mother figure that she has now become. And, like a ruthless wolf she will not let anything stand in her way of saving her "child". Two lonely souls that find a family in each other, one became a mother and the other a daughter. What is the price that they will have to pay for this encounter? The film explores the forces that possess people like demons making them strive towards their goal without boundaries, sometimes leaving a bloody trail behind. (Synopsis by Vera Geraskina)

Cast

  • Svetlana Khodchenkova as Lisa
  • Jakob Diehl as Petr
  • Ekaterina "Katya" Fedina as Lisa's daughter
  • Alexandra Krotkova as Ulya

Production

In January 2019 it was announced that Svetlana Khodchenkova and Jakob Diehl had joined the cast of the film. Khodchenkova is an ambassador[3] to the brand Bulgari. The film is produced by Konstantin Fam, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Katerina Mikhaylova, Polina Schlicht, and Oxana Shalamanova.[4]

Filming

Principal photography began in March 2019.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Завершились съемки триллера "У нее другое имя"". Российская газета. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  2. ^ "Светлана Ходченкова: "Я была очень неуверенной в себе" | Интервью". Журнал OK!. 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  3. ^ Frivolette.com. "Precious interview with Bvlgari ambassador, actress Svetlana Khodchenkova". www.frivolette.com. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  4. ^ U nee drugoe imya - IMDb, retrieved 2020-01-02
  5. ^ "Якоб Диль сыграет в новом российском фильме". Российская газета (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-01-02.

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