Paper Soldier
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| name = Paper Soldier
| native_name = {{langx|ru|Бумажный солдат}}
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| director = Aleksey German Jr.
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Sergey Shumakov
- Artem Vasilyev
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| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Merab Ninidze
- Chulpan Khamatova
- Anastasiya Shevelyova
- Aleksandr Glebov
- Ruslan Ibragimov
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| music = Aleksey Rybnikov
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| released = {{Film date|2008}}
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| country = Russia
| language = Russian
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Paper Soldier ({{langx|ru|Бумажный солдат}}) is a 2008 Russian drama film directed by Aleksey German Jr.[https://www.mk.ru/culture/2018/11/14/kitayskiy-rezhisser-czya-chzhanke-privez-druzey-k-mame.html Китайский режиссер Цзя Чжанкэ привез друзей к маме][https://www.film.ru/news/zagadochnyy-telepat Звезда «Ученика» Пётр Скворцов дебютировал в режиссуре][https://www.perm.kp.ru/daily/26942.3/3992051/ На Чулпан Хаматову хотели завести уголовное дело за хранение гранатомета «Муха»] For his film, German received the Silver Lion and Golden Osella for Best Cinematography from the 66th Venice Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.rbth.com/articles/2008/09/08/080908_venice.html|work=RBTH|title=Russian film wins award in Venice|date=2008-08-07}}
Plot
The film tells about the doctor Daniil Pokrovsky, who is preparing the squad of the first cosmonauts for spacewalk.[https://www.kinoafisha.info/movies/6952561/ Бумажный солдат, 2008]
The title is a reference to a Russian song about a soldier who bravely steps into a fire, unaware that he's actually just a toy made of paper.{{cite web | url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/paper-soldier/ | title=Review: Paper Soldier | website=Slant Magazine | date=23 March 2009 }}
Cast
- Merab Ninidze as Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky
- Chulpan Khamatova as Nina, Daniil's Wife
- Anastasiya Shevelyova as Vera
- Aleksandr Glebov as David
- Ruslan Ibragimov as Adrian Nikolayev
- Fyodor Lavrov as German Titov
- Polina Filonenko as Misha's Friend
- Valentin Kuznetsov as Yuri Gagarin
- Kirill Ulyanov as Garik
- Ramil Salakhutdinov as Misha[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1284576/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Бумажный солдат (2008) Full Cast & Crew]
Reception
Slant Magazine said that the film "harkens back to Russian cinema of the ’60s" and gave it 3.5 of 4 stars. The review called Merab Ninidze's performance (as Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky) "mesmerizing" and the cinematography "exquisite" in a "tightly paced drama."
References
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