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TOLYATTI ADRIFT

By Laura SISTERÓ

FILMOTOR - as SALES

Female director - Completed 2021

Tolyatti is currently the Russian Detroit. This is where Boyevaya Klassika appears, a movement of teenagers that rescue old cars from the local factory to turn them into a means of fun in order to find light in a hopeless place.

- Year of production
- 2021
- Genres
- Female director, First film, Documentary
- Countries
- SPAIN, FRANCE
- Languages
- RUSSIAN
- Duration
- 70 mn
- Director(s)
- Laura SISTERÓ
- Producer(s)
- Bernat MANZANO (Boogaloo Films), Valérianne BOUÉ (Les Films d'Ici)
- Synopsis
- The old Russian city of Tolyatti which once was a symbol of progress and socialist pride is nowadays the poorest one in Russia. It was known for its car industry, mainly for the legendary car called LADA. Currently it's a deteriorated place, stuck in the moment and with the highest youth unemployment rates out of all the country. In this desolated context arises Boyevaya Klassika, a teenager's movement based on the idea of rescuing the old cars from the local factory. They aren't only able to give these icons a second chance but they also turn them into a distraction, rebelliousness and expression towards hope. Tolyatti Adrift wants to explore the conflicts and dreams of the youth in this city. Even though they have been thrown into a place where there seems to be no hope and they are surrounded by hard circumstances, the group is able to start a true movement of expression.