#23. Twilight Portrait
Director: Angelina Nikonova
Cast: Olga Dihovichnaya, Sergei Borisov, Vsevolod Voronov, Sergei Golyudov, Roman Merinov
Distributor: Rights Available
Buzz: Now that Gaspar Noé’s Irreversible is a distant memory, I’m now ready for a rape redux. So far the timeline for Angelina Nikonova’s debut film is as follows: summer debut at a local Russian Film Festival were it was dubbed as an “audience dividing” strong first-effort from Variety, onto a showing on the Lido in the Venice Days sidebar and as of next week – an assured jolt (this displays the omitance of artificial lights) at its North American unveiling.
The Gist: A social worker, a child psycholigist in the middlelife crisis, Marina, gets injured by policemen. She seeks revenge. When she finally meets the initiator of the dramatic event, she decides to use her professional skills instead of common weapons.
TIFF Schedule: Friday September 9
AMC 9
3:00pm
Saturday September 10
AMC 1
1:00pm
Friday September 16
AMC 9
6:00pm
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