Project Detail

Anna

Synopsis

Living in war-torn Eastern Ukraine Anna is an ageing single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement, she goes to a party with a group of American men who are touring the country, searching for love.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Short Film Competition - World premiere

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 min
Director
Dekel Berenson
Producer
Dekel Berenson, Olga Beskhmelnitsyna, Merlin Merton
Editor
Yegor Troyanovsky
Screenwriter
Dekel Berenson
Director of Photography
Volodymyr Ivanov
Principal cast
Svetlana Alekseevna Barandich, Anastasia Vyazovskaya, Alina Chornogub

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Ukraine, UK, US co-production

ESSE Production House (UA), 168 Wardour Filmworks (UK), Blue Shadows Films (UK), Egerton Crescent Productions (US)

168 Wardour Filmworks

2 Macklin House
1-7 Macklin Street
London
WC2B 5NH

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