Description
Synopsis:
An eighth-grade student, Kirill Grishin, accidentally turns a physical education class into a political action. It could have remained an insignificant incident if only his parents hadn’t found out.
About the director:
Vladilen Vierny was born in Moscow and grew up in Belgium. He studied film directing at La fémis in Paris. His graduation film Exile was shown at the Cinéfondation Cannes Film Festival. His short films were selected in particular at Angers, Clermont-Ferrand, San Sebastian, Munich, and Bruxelles. For three years, he worked as Sergey Loznitsa’s assistant. Since 2019, Vladilen has been teaching film directing at the Moscow School of New Cinema.