This was a life like in 90s in post Soviet Russia and Ukraine small towns
Also, suggesting to watch BRAT-2 (brother-2),Zhmurki (pick-a-boo) and Brigada.
Plot summary
13-year-old Masha grows in the 90s in Russia between the boxing ring and the street. Her friends occasionally kill and rob people. The whole town hates and fears them, but for Masha they are the best people in the world who love and protect her. She sings jazz and dreams of becoming a singer. One day, Masha finds out who her friends really are and what they have done to her life and family. Having matured, she leaves her small hometown for Moscow, trying to break away from the past. But it overtakes her and brings her back to the place where her childhood passed away.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
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Close to real
If you're expecting Hero With A Thousand Faces storytelling this is not it
The film captures the beautiful scenes and vibe of 90s Russia. If you're familiar with the East Block in the 90s you may appreciate a lot of the cinematography and mise en scene because it's spectacular down to the fashion.
It also very accurately captures the naivete and simplicity of being a 13 Yr old.
If you're hoping for the familiar structured story telling style from film school this is not it as some whiny reviewers have already mentioned in their undeserving low review scores.
Oh Dear
Started bad
Continued Bad
Ended terribly
Back and forth with time lapsing. There is no story here at all. Singer singing in awful English and that's about it . Nil happens.