RusClub #70


08/07/2024
Mon

dinA, Nieuwbrug 3 Rue du Pont Neuf, 1000 Brussels

Door opens at 19:30 and projection starts at 20:00. Feel free to bring some drinks/snacks!


[EN] RusClub is a platform for Russian cinema. Alexandra Dementieva selects Russian movies and guides you through the history of Russian cinema.

The movie that will be shown is :
The Man Who Surprised Everyone
Chelovek, kotoryy udivil vsekh
(2018, 1h45min)
Directors: Natalya Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov
Writers: Aleksey Chupov, Natalya Merkulova
Stars: Evgeniy Tsyganov, Natalya Kudryashova, Yuriy Kuznetsov

Synopsis: Forest ranger Igor patrols the Siberian woods for poachers. His simple life changes drastically when, after a shooting incident, he ends up in the hospital and is diagnosed with a deadly disease. The doctor gives him two months, at most.
“The Man Who Surprised Everyone” is a contemporary reimagining of a Siberian folk tale about a man who cheated Death by impersonating a woman. Igor decides to live as a woman—not to fool anyone, but because he wants the pretending to stop now that he doesn’t have much life left.

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[NL] RusClub is een platform voor Russische cinema. Alexandra Dementieva gidst het publiek doorheen de geschiedenis van de Russische cinema aan de hand van geselecteerde films.

[FR] RusClub est une plateforme pour le cinéma russe. Alexandra Dementieva nous fait part de sa sélection de films russes et nous guide à travers l’histoire du cinéma russe.