CRYSTAL SWAN

KHRUSTAL

By Darya ZHUK

KARLOVY VARY INT'L FILM FESTIVAL - as FEST

Drama - Completed 2018


Festivals
& Awards

Karlovy Vary IFF 2018
East of the West - Competition
BFI London FF 2018
Laugh
    • Year of production
    • 2018
    • Genres
    • Drama, Art - Culture, Comedy
    • Countries
    • BELARUS, RUSSIA, USA, GERMANY
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH, RUSSIAN
    • Budget
    • 0.3 - 0.6 M$
    • Duration
    • 93 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Darya ZHUK
    • Writer(s)
    • Helga LANDAUER
    • Producer(s)
    • Birgit GERNBÖCK, Olga GOISTER, Debbie VANDERMEULEN, Valery DMITROTCHENKO
    • Synopsis
    • Set a few years after Belarus gained independence in 1990, this vibrant debut feature follows the path of young Evelina, who dreams of moving to Chicago in order to pursue her passion for house music. However, obtaining a US visa proves a difficult endeavour and, determined to flee the country, the young woman takes the risk of buying a letter of employment from the black market. Depicting a nation anticipating a brighter future, Crystal Swan is a story about a woman and her country, where feelings of self and belonging are yet to be defined.