Paper Soldier () is a 2008 Russian drama film directed by Aleksey German Jr.Китайский режиссер Цзя Чжанкэ привез друзей к мамеЗвезда «Ученика» Пётр Скворцов дебютировал в режиссуреНа 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 65th Venice International Film Festival.
Plot The film tells about the doctor Daniil Pokrovsky, who is preparing the squad of the first cosmonauts for spacewalk.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.
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 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."
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