THE PENCIL

PROSTOI KARANDASH

By Natalya NAZAROVA

FORTISSIMO FILMS - as SALES All rights, World

Drama - Completed 2019

Antonina, an artist from St Petersburg, follows her husband, a political prisoner, to the deep north province of Russia. She starts teaching art in a local school, and is determined to lift the spirit of the downtrodden children in her class. But she finds herself opposed by a twelve-year-old boy.

Festivals
& Awards

Vyborg Okno FF 2019
Critics award and special jury award
Cairo IFF 2019
Festival of Russian Cinema 2019
Won Grand Jury Prize and Best Actress Award
Santa Barbara IFF 2020
International Competition / Russian Arcs
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • RUSSIA
    • Languages
    • RUSSIAN
    • Budget
    • 0.3 - 0.6 M$
    • Duration
    • 93 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Natalya NAZAROVA
    • Producer(s)
    • Anna VON DZIEMBOWSKA (VICTORIA FILMS), Maxim DASHKIN (VICTORIA FILMS), Denis KOVALEVSKIY (Salt Studio)