Wild Field
{{short description|2008 film by Mikheil Kalatozishvili}}
{{about||the historical term for the region north of the Black Sea|Wild Fields|the 2018 film|The Wild Fields}}
{{expand Russian|topic=cult|Дикое поле (фильм, 2008)}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Wild Field
| image = Дикое_поле_(Wild_Field))_film_poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Russian language film poster
| native_name = Russian: Дикое поле
| director = Mikheil Kalatozishvili
| producer = {{unbulleted list|Mikheil Kalatozishvili|Andrey Bondarenko|Sergey Snezhkin}}
| writer =
| screenplay = {{unbulleted list|Pyotr Lutsik|Aleksey Samoryadov}}
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = {{unbulleted list|Oleg Dolin|Roman Madyanov|Yuriy Stepanov}}
| narrator =
| music = Aleksey Aygi
| cinematography = Pyotr Dukhovskoy
| editing = Dmitri Dumkin
| studio = Studio Barmalei
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|6|12|Kinotavr Sochi
Open Russian Film Festival}}
| runtime = 108 minutes
| country = Russia
| language = Russian
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Wild Field (Russian: Дикое поле) is a 2008 Russian film directed by Mikheil Kalatozishvili{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/wild-field-v467387|title=Wild Field (2008) - Mikhail Kalatozishvili - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|author=Mark Deming|work=AllMovie|access-date=5 October 2015}} from a well-known 1990s script by the late Pyotr Lutsik and Aleksey Samoryadov, and stars Oleg Dolin, Roman Madyanov, and Yuriy Stepanov.
Plot
Idealistic and young Doctor Mitya (Oleg Dolin) goes to work in a remote steppe region of Kazakhstan. He brings a modicum of civilization to a barbaric world mired in alcoholism and violence. The physician expects his fiancée to join him there. At last, she arrives, only to let him know that she had met another man whom she wants to marry. An existential crisis ensues. The most sympathetic character in the village brutally stabs the doctor in the stomach.
Cast
- Oleg Dolin as Mitya
- Roman Madyanov as Ryabov
- Yuriy Stepanov as Fyodor Abramovich
- Alexander Adol'fovich Ilyin as Alexander Ivanovich
- Aleksandr Ilyin, Jr. as Petro
- Daniela Stoyanovich as Katya
- Irina Butanayeva as Galina
- Ilya Sherbinin as Panko
- Aleksandr Korshunov as Man with cow
- Pyotr Stupin as Philip I.
- Volodymyr Yavorsky as Shepherd Stepan
- Igor Yavorsky as Shepherd Nikolay Smagin
- Juris Lautsinsh as "Angel"
Reception
Despite the film's slow pacing, Wild Field was widely praised by Russian critics for its cinematography and exploration of existentialist angst.{{cite web|url=http://seance.ru/n/37-38/movies-37-38/dikoepole/dikoepole-mnenia/|title=Дикое поле – Журнал "Сеанс"|work=Журнал «Сеанс»|access-date=5 October 2015}} The film won multiple Nika Awards including the "Best Screenplay" (Lutsik and Samoryadov), "Best Actor" (Oleg Dolin) and "Best Music" (Aleksei Aigi) categories.{{cite web|url=http://awardsandwinners.com/category/nika-award/2008/|title=Nika Award - 2008 - Winners & Nominees|work=awardsandwinners.com|access-date=5 October 2015}} It also won the "Best Feature Film" Golden Eagle Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.kinoacademy.ru/nomination2009|script-title=ru:Номинанты Премии "Золотой Орел" за 2009 год|publisher=National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia|access-date=2011-02-08|trans-title=Nominees for the Prize "Golden Eagle Award" for 2009|language=Russian|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928083203/http://www.kinoacademy.ru/nomination2009|archive-date=2011-09-28}} At the 65th Venice International Film Festival the film won the Art Cinema Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmaffinity.com/en/awards.php?award_id=venice&year=2008|title=65th Venice Film Festival 2008 - FilmAffinity|work=FilmAffinity|access-date=5 October 2015}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1252383}}
{{Golden Eagle Award for Best Motion Picture}}
{{Grand prix at the Marrakech International Film Festival Awards}}
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Category:2000s Russian-language films