My granny from Mars

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Alexander Mihalkovich
2018
Documentary
Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia
83 min.
Russian
English

Volia Chajkouskaya (Volia Films, Belarus, Estonia)
Igor Savychenko, Volodymyr Filippov, Alla Ovsyannikova, Andriy Suyarko (Directory Films, Ukraine)
Petro Tsymbal
Anna Nasaduk
Tatiana Tishma
Siarhei Kanaplianik, Alexander Mihalkovich
Igor Kazmirchuk
Seregi Avdei

My granny from Mars

Director: Alexander Mihalkovich
Year: 2018
Genre: Documentary
Countries: Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia
Length: 83 min.
Original language: Russian
Subtitles: English

Producer: Volia Chajkouskaya (Volia Films, Belarus, Estonia)
Co-producers: Igor Savychenko, Volodymyr Filippov, Alla Ovsyannikova, Andriy Suyarko (Directory Films, Ukraine)
Editor: Petro Tsymbal
Editor Assistant: Anna Nasaduk
Script consult: Tatiana Tishma
DoP: Siarhei Kanaplianik, Alexander Mihalkovich
Sound Designer: Igor Kazmirchuk
Sound Recordist: Seregi Avdei

Synopsis

My granny Zina had lived in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, and after retirement she moved to Crimea. Cheerful and bossy, she has always been the glue that holds our large family together. After the Ukrainian revolution and the annexation of Crimea by Russia, visiting her became an endless hustle.

The family was separated, Crimea turned into "a distant planet," like Mars, and its environment became unfriendly towards grandmother. The same old place... with a new culture, symbols of state, music, and propaganda. What a time to be an old lady! Trying to fit into a new environment, she ends up feeling confused and lonely. The entire family manages to come for the celebration of granny's 80th anniversary and help her make a crucial decision.

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