American Daughter () is a Russian road comedy-drama film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov.
Plot Alexey is a musician at a Moscow restaurant, who arrives in San Francisco to kidnap his daughter. Little Anya was secretly taken away by his ex-wife, who is married to a respectable American.
After a touching meeting with his daughter, they begin hitchhiking throughout America, full of comedic situations and adventures.
He ends up in prison for kidnapping and the former spouse visits him and offers a deal - he will be released if he signs the official refusal of the child. Alexey does not agree to abandon his daughter.
Some time passes. In the American prison, the prisoners are busy doing yard work, but suddenly the roar of a helicopter that flies around, and then lands directly on the territory of the zone, is heard in the sky. The cockpit door opens. At the helm is Anya. She calls her father who is perplexed, but gets into the helicopter with his American friend. They take off.
Cast Vladimir Mashkov as Alexey as Anya / Anne Maria Shukshina as Olga Varakina, Anya's mother Armen Dzhigarkhanyan as Archie Ardov, a friend of Aleksei's in America Teddy Lane Jr. as Smith, Aleksei's cellmate
Awards and nominations Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominee Result Kinotavr1995Grand Prize American Daughter Prize of the Presidential Council Allison Whitbeck Shanghai International Film Festival1995Special Jury Award Karen Shakhnazarov2nd SIFF at the Internet Movie DatabaseNika Awards1995Best Sound EditingIgor Mayorov Artek Children's Film Festival1995Best ActressAllison Whitbeck1995Best ProducerBoris GillerAmerican Daughter on Mosfilm
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Карен Шахназаров: Я не экранизирую свою жизнь