Sisters (2001 film)
| Sisters | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sergei Bodrov Jr. |
| Written by | Sergei Bodrov Jr. Sergei Bodrov Gulshat Omarova |
| Produced by | Sergei Selyanov |
| Starring | Oksana Akinshina Katya Gorina Roman Ageyev |
| Cinematography | Valeri Martynov |
| Edited by | Natalya Kucherenko |
| Distributed by | Intercinema Art |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Sisters (Russian: Сёстры, translit. Syostry) is a 2001 Russian crime film directed by Sergei Bodrov Jr. It is notable as being his first and only film as director due to his death while filming his second film the year after. It was awarded Grand Prix for the Best Debut at the 2001 Kinotavr film festival.[1]
Plot
Sveta (
Upon Alik's release from prison after doing some time for a robbery, some of his old associates demand him to pay them back some money he allegedly owes. When he refuses, they attempt to kidnap the two girls to try to intimidate him to give them the money. However they manage to escape, and go on the run from the mob through semi-rural Russia while their father attempts to sort affairs with the other gangsters.
Cast
- Oksana Akinshina as Svetlana "Sveta" Malakhov
- Yekaterina Gorina as Dinara "Dina" Murtazaeva
- Roman Ageyevas as Albert "Alik" Murtazaev (dubbed by Mikhail Razumovski)
- Tatyana Kolganova as Natasha Murtazaeva
- Dmitry Orlov as Aleksandr Palych, ment
- Kirill Pirogov as a gangster who pursues the girls
- Aleksandr Bashirov as Seifullin
- Andrey Krasko as Misha
- Sergei Bodrov Jr. as guy from jeep
Tagline
When you are eight years old, the whole world is against you. When you are thirteen years old, it's you against the whole world.
Connections to the Brother films
Some believe that Sisters is the unofficial third entry in the
References
- ^ 2001 Laureates at the official Kinotavr website (in Russian)
- ^ Andrew James Horton. "Musing gangsters". Kinoeye.org.
- newsru.com, 27 September 2002 (in Russian)
External links
- Sisters at IMDb
- Official website
- Sisters at AllMovie
- Sisters at the TCM Movie Database
