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GIFFONI EXPERIENCE 2014 - 18.27 July

Sections & Films

LAND OF GOOD KIDS

Category: Edition 2014

Synopsis

Sasha is a restless and disobedient little girl, whose parents have imprudently expressed a wish, that their naughty child remains in the passing year and a good one passes on to New Year. As soon as the clock strikes midnight, an unknown good little girl appears on the threshold, while Sasha is magically transported into the fairy Land of Good Kids for re-education and rehabilitation. The Land of Good Kids is ruled by a strict Queen and her even stricter representative, and the life of the citizens is governed by strict rules. In order to get back to her parents, Sasha must experience incredible adventures and overcome a set of difficult trials, with the help of her true friends, the cat Baguette and the dog Balbes.

Original Title STRANA KHOROSHIKH DETOCHEK
Category Official Competition
Section Elements +6
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 79'
Production Year 2013
Nationality Russia
Directed by Olga Kaptur
Screenplay Anna Starobinets
Director of photography Andrej Naidenov
Editor Natalia Kucherenko
Production Design Uliana Riabova
Costume Design Anna Chistova
Music Alexander Manotskov
Main cast Kira Fleisher
Viacheslav Manucharov
Natalia Selezniova
Vladimir Grammatikov
Irina Pegova
Andrei Kaikov
Produced by Natalia Mokritskaya, Aleksandr Kovtunets, Ulyana Savelyeva

Olga KapturOlga Kaptur

Born in the Tyumen region, in Russia. She moved first to Kishinev (Moldova), and then to Moscow, where she studied at the Litovchin Humanities Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting (faculty of directing for television and multimedia). In 2010 she graduated from the directing faculty of the Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). She directed the short films THE MIRACLE-SONG (CHUDO PESENKA, 2007), THE PLANET FLIES (PLANETA LETIT, 2008), and REACHING OUT TO MUM (DOTYANUTCYA DO MAMY, 2010), which is her diploma work. LAND OF GOOD KIDS is her directorial debut feature film.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Director’s statement

“My goal was to make a universal Christmas movie accessible for both children and adults. A perfect family getaway for the holiday season. There will be adventures and magic for everyone. There will be child and animal protagonists for children. The original book by Anna Starobinets created remarkable source material for this simple and yet memorable story. Enjoy!”.

 

produzione/production

The New People Company
Brusov lane 2/14, bld 1, office 74, Moscow 125009 - Russia

distribuzione internazionale/world sales

festival contact

Amadeus Entertainment
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