Arena
Directed byEduard Bordukov
Written byEduard Bordukov
Produced byKhayrulin Ramil
StarringAzamat Nigmanov
Vlad Dunaev
Vadim Dorofeev
Ilya Zhinilo
CinematographyIlya Kondratev
Edited byAleksandr Koshelev
Production
company
TVOROG Media Group
Release date
  • May 20, 2013 (2013-05-20) (France)
Running time
22 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian

Arena (Russian: Арена) is a 2013 Russian film, directed by Eduard Bordukov and produced by Khayrulin Ramil. It had its world premiere at the 66th Cannes Film Festival as part of the non-competitive program ShortFilmCorner.[1][2] One of the main roles in the film played a famous young actor Azamat Nigmanov (Best Actor at the 23rd Kinotavr for the film Convoy by Aleksei Mizgiryov).

Synopsis

This is Moscow. There is a cruel labyrinth of courtyard which is impossible to escape. There are three of them: an Uzbek guy and two policemen. They are victims. Their fate is decided. Nobody will help them - people are thirsting for bread and circuses.

Cast

  • Azamat Nigmanov as Erbalat
  • Vlad Dunaev as Kolia
  • Vadim Dorofeev as Semion
  • Ilya Zhinilo as leader of the skinhead

Accolades

  • 2013 Special Prize "Granat" from partners "KONIK Film Festival" GBUK "Moscow Cinema" on "KONIK" Film-Festival in Moscow, Russia
  • 2013 Member of -competition program "Curiosities" 1st International Short Film Festival "SHORT" in Kaliningrad, Russia[3]
  • 2013 Member of the "NO ANESTHESIA" 9th International short and animation film festival OPEN CINEMA in Saint Petersburg, Russia[4]
  • 2013 Member of the "Short and Sweet" VII International Film Festival Andrei Tarkovsky's "The Mirror" in Ivanovo, Russia[5]
  • 2013 66th Cannes Film Festival, program Short Film Corner, France[6]
  • 2013 Member of the festival competition program 8th Monaco Charity Film Festival, Monaco[7]
  • 2013 Diploma at the 36th Film Festival Grenzland-Filmtage in Germany[8]
  • 2013 Member of the competition program of the 14th KAN Film Festival in Poland[9]
  • 2013 Member of the competitive program 5th Ljubljana International Short Film Festival in Slovenia[10]
  • 2013 Member of the competitive program VII Moscow Short Film Festival "Debut film", Moscow, Russia

References

  1. ↑ "Arena - Cannes Court Métrage - Festival de Cannes - film "Arena"". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  2. ↑ РОССИЯ1 - Открытие Каннского фестиваля. Фильм "Арена"
  3. ↑ # fest 1st International Short Film Festival "SHORT "
  4. ↑ "9th International short and animation film festival Open Cinema, Russia OPEN CINEMA". Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  5. ↑ VII International Film Festival them. Andrei Tarkovsky's "The Mirror"
  6. ↑ "Arena - 66th Cannes Film Festival, program Short Film Corner, France". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  7. ↑ Arena - Tribute to Russian Film Schools – 8th Monaco Charity Film Festival Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Arena - Die 36. Grenzland-Filmtage
  9. ↑ Arena - 14th KAN Film Festival, Poland Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Arena - 5th Ljubljana International Short Film Festival in Slovenia
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