Crystal Swan
Film poster
Directed byDarya Zhuk
Written by
Produced by
  • Valery Dmitrotchenko
  • Birgit Gernböck
  • Olga Goister
  • Debbie Vandermeulen
Starring
  • Alina Nasibullina
  • Ivan Mulin
  • Yuri Borisov
  • Svetlana Anikey
  • Ilya Kapanets
  • Anastasiya Garvey
  • Lyudmila Razumova
  • Natalya Onishenko
  • Anatoly Golub
  • Artem Kuren
  • Vyacheslav Shakalido
CinematographyCarolina Costa
Edited by
Release dates
  • 1 July 2018 (2018-07-01) (KVIFF)
  • 30 August 2018 (2018-08-30) (Belarus)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryBelarus
LanguageRussian
Box office$58,702[1][2]

Crystal Swan (Belarusian: Хрусталь) is a 2018 Belarusian drama film directed by Darya Zhuk.[3] It was selected as the Belarusian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[4]

Plot

In the 1990s, Velya hopes to leave Belarus and become a DJ in the United States. Her plans change following an error on her visa application.[5]

Cast

  • Alina Nasibullina as Velya
  • Ivan Mulin as Stepan
  • Yuri Borisov as Alik
  • Svetlana Anikey as Velya's mother
  • Ilya Kapanets as Kostya
  • Anastasiya Garvey as Vika
  • Lyudmila Razumova as Alya
  • Natalya Onishenko as Angela
  • Anatoly Golub
  • Artem Kuren
  • Vyacheslav Shakalido as Mihalych

Reception

Crystal Swan has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10.[6] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favourable review".[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Crystal Swan". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Khrustal". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. ↑ Lodge, Guy. "Karlovy Vary Film Review: 'Crystal Swan'". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Holdsworth, Nick (30 June 2018). "Oscars: Belarus Selects 'Crystal Swan' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Valence Media. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Boyce, Laurence (28 June 2018). "Darya Zhuk on Karlovy Vary title 'Crystal Swan': "I was trying to capture this certain female cool"". Screen Daily. Media Business Insight. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/crystal_swan
  7. ↑ https://www.metacritic.com/movie/crystal-swan?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c


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