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THE FROTH

THE FROTH

RUSSIA 84 MIN, 2019

NATIONAL PREMIERE

  • ABOUT

    From the Barents Sea, a chill wind seems to blow constantly across a semi-deserted town at the edge of the world. Nevertheless, a little community holds out here. In a flawlessly filmed portrait of this extraordinary place, the theme linking the residents is their determination to chart their own course.

    Bardak was a marine, but his garrison broke up and his comrades sought a better life elsewhere. He stayed behind among the many empty buildings that are slowly but surely being consumed by the elements. Meanwhile, Dima, a young poacher​, flouts as many rules as he can, but gives friendly directions to lost tourists and reads lovingly to his little daughter. Ferryman Alexander is locked in a silent generational battle with his teenage daughter Masha; her eyes are on the outside world. Further along, a little team of ships from the Second World War turns up, and a woman steadfastly runs a weather station. 

    In the distance, we hear radio and TV news reports. The news affects these people too, yet at the same time it seems a million miles away from their isolated everyday reality.

  • DIRECTOR

    ILYA POVOLOTSKY

    Film Graduated from the law department of the Financial University, Russia in 2009 and then founded BLACKCHAMBER film production. He started as a commercial director, specializing in artistic and experimental projects. His debut documentary «Northerners» was premiered in competition at Krakow Film Festival in 2017. The Froth is his first documentary feature.

  • OTHER FESTIVALS

    • IDFA Amsterdam
    • Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival
    • ZagrebDox
    • Festival Premiers Plans
    • goEast Festival
  • SECTION

    DOKer 2020 — Main Competition

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