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Arena (2013 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Arena' is a 2013 Russian film, directed by Eduard Bordukov and produced by Khayrulin Ramil. It had its world premiere at the 66th Cannes Film Festival as part of the non-competitive program ShortFilmCorner.[http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=1084508 1 - . ""] One of the main roles in the film played a famous young actor Azamat Nigmanov (Best Actor at the 23rd Kinotavr for the film 'Convoy' by Aleksei Mizgiryov).
Synopsis
This is Moscow. There is a cruel labyrinth of courtyard which is impossible to escape. There are three of them: an Uzbek guy and two policemen. They are victims. Their fate is decided. Nobody will help them - people are thirsting for bread and circuses.
Cast
* Azamat Nigmanov as Erbalat
* Vlad Dunaev as Kolia
* Vadim Dorofeev as Semion
* Ilya Zhinilo as leader of the skinhead
Accolades
* 2013 Special Prize "Granat" from partners "KONIK Film Festival" GBUK "Moscow Cinema" on "KONIK" Film-Festival in Moscow, Russia
* 2013 Member of -competition program "Curiosities" 1st International Short Film Festival "SHORT" in Kaliningrad, Russia[http://www.korochekino.ru/ # fest 1st International Short Film Festival "SHORT "]
* 2013 Member of the "NO ANESTHESIA" 9th International short and animation film festival OPEN CINEMA in Saint Petersburg, Russia
* 2013 Member of the "Short and Sweet" VII International Film Festival Andrei Tarkovsky's "The Mirror" in Ivanovo, Russia[http://tarkovskyfest.ru/2013/participants/70/?p=3 VII International Film Festival them. Andrei Tarkovsky's "The Mirror"]
* 2013 66th Cannes Film Festival, program Short Film Corner, France
* 2013 Member of the festival competition program 8th Monaco Charity Film Festival, Monaco[http://www.monacofilmfestival.de/108-0-2013-Tribute-to-Russian-Film-schools.html Arena - Tribute to Russian Film Schools 8th Monaco Charity Film Festival]
* 2013 Diploma at the 36th Film Festival Grenzland-Filmtage in Germany[http://www.grenzlandfilmtage-selb.de/index.php?id=39 Arena - Die 36. Grenzland-Filmtage]
* 2013 Member of the competition program of the 14th KAN Film Festival in Poland[http://www.kan.art.pl/artykul/472/aktualnosci/kankrety/rzecz-o-konkursie-produkcji-akademickich/ Arena - 14th KAN Film Festival, Poland]
* 2013 Member of the competitive program 5th Ljubljana International Short Film Festival in Slovenia[http://www.lisff.blogspot.ru/ Arena - 5th Ljubljana International Short Film Festival in Slovenia]
* 2013 Member of the competitive program VII Moscow Short Film Festival "Debut film", Moscow, Russia
References
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