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Manganese

2006

Drama/thriller, 25 min, Color, miniDV

Actors

  • Andrey Gorbachev
  • Andrey Feskov
  • Andrey Perovich
  • Yelena Barkova
  • Ilya Shorokhov
  • Inna Kharitonyuk
  • Vladimir Semenov
  • Ruslan Barabanov
  • Konstantin Burdukov
  • Boris Petrov
  • Nikolay Spiridonov
  • Stunt double Maksim Dragoy

Crew

  • Directed by Leonid Plyaskin
  • Written by Anastasia Chistyakova, Leonid Plyaskin, Mikhail Godin
  • Produced by Leonid Plyaskin, Vladislav Pasternak
  • Director of photography Alexander Shtanov
  • Music composed by Georgy Fedorov
  • Sound director Dmitry Kabanov
  • Production designers Alexander Shtanov, Oksana Nosovitskaya
  • Costume designer Anna Semenova
  • Make-up artist Anna Spiridonova
  • Stunt co-ordinator Alexander Uvarov
  • 2nd assistant directors Anastasia Chistyakova, Roman Solovyov
  • Camera crew Sergei Zhiganov, Sergey Svetlakov
  • Sound assistant Mikhail Firsov
  • Foley artist Dmitry Kabanov
  • On-set sound recordists Anna Andreeva, Svetlana Chesnokova
  • Post-production video assist Pavel Shlyago
  • Production coordinators Jurga Naraskeviciute, Svetlana Prygova

Plot

A girl accidentally got pregnant by her boyfriend, her parents insist on an abortion, while the boyfriend wants this child and a happy marriage. But she is not sure of his feelings. The military grab the boyfriend on his way to her, and he can neither make a call nor get out of the recruitment office. The girl can’t wait anymore, she goes to the doctor. Meantime, in the recruitment office, someone sells her scared boyfriend a capsule with potassium permanganate, to simulate an attack.

Accolades

  • Special Diploma
    Time to Live Film Forum, Saint Petersburg (2007)
  • Corbina Telecom Sympathy Award
    KinoConnect Film Contest (Corbina TV), Moscow (2007)
  • Grand Prix
    White Nights Festival, Saint Petersburg (2006)
    Leonid Plyaskin
  • Best Directing
    Peterkit Festival, Saint Petersburg (2006)
    Leonid Plyaskin