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The Stringer

Synopsis

Vadik is an ambitious Moscow teenager struggling to survive the newly fragmented Russia when he falls in love with Helen, a Western news journalist, and vows to go to any lengths to get her. Armed with his video camera, Vadik records, and sometimes even creates anything he thinks could be classified as 'news', including footage of a fake attempted assassination of washed-up politician, Yavorsky. By filming his increasingly desperate publicity stunts, Vadik is adopted by Yavorsky as the only means to revive his flagging career. Vadik is more than willing to help Yavorsky - every futile effort they make to get Yavorsky on TV brings Vadik back in contact with Helen. But does the apprentice stringer understand that his new friends may only want him for what he can do for them?

Details

Year
1999
Type of project
Features
Running time
92 mins
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Paul Pawlikowski
Producer
Charles Pattinson, George Faber, David M. Thompson
Director of Photography
Witold Stok BSC
Principal cast
Anna Friel, Sergei Bodrov Jnr. Vladimir Ilyin, Robert Knepper
Executive Screen Writers
Paul Pawlikowski, Gennadi Ostrovsky

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Pepper Pic c/o The Works

Sales Company

The Works 4 Great Portland Street London W1W 8QJ tel 020 7612 1080 fax 020 7612 1081

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