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  • The first word (2025)
  • Short | 9 min | Short, Drama
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The first word (2025)
Short | 9 min | Short, Drama
1929, the Soviet Union. A new reading of Andrei Platonov's "The Foundation Pit". The little girl, Nastya, is caring for her dying mother. She is moistening her lips with some lemon juice. The aging excavator, Nikita Chiklin, is watching ...See more1929, the Soviet Union. A new reading of Andrei Platonov's "The Foundation Pit". The little girl, Nastya, is caring for her dying mother. She is moistening her lips with some lemon juice. The aging excavator, Nikita Chiklin, is watching her, eager to give the woman who once loved him a final kiss. See less
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Director
Sofya Kalinina (directed by)
Writer
Andrey Platonov (written by)
Producer
Sofya Kulakova (produced by)
Composers
Alexander Mossolov (composer) | Vsevolod Zaderatsky (composer)
Cinematographer
Anastasia Klepikova (cinematography by)
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