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IFF Message to Man > 2023 > International Competition: Feature films > Kids of July

Kids of July

Information about the film

Genres: Feature, Short-length

Director: Maria Chukalskaia

Operator: Alexander Sisnev

Screenwriter: Maria Chukalskaia

Cast: Валерия Кулинич, Марфа Прасолова

Producer: Maria Chukalskaia

Year: 2023

Country: Russia

Duration: 20 min.

Languages: Russian

Description

Synopsis:
Two teenage girls who have come to a Christian community for the holidays form a painful alliance.

About the director:
Maria Chukalskaia. Director, actress. Born in St. Petersburg, she graduated from the State Russian Museum Grammar School (2018) and the St. Petersburg School of New Cinema (2021). “Kids of July” is her graduation project. She is currently working on a feature film.

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