Anastasia TROFIMOVA
Анастасия ТРОФИМОВА
Anastassia TROFIMOVA
Russia, 2021, 63mn 
documentary
The Mila's Angels
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Ангелы Милы

 

 Les Anges de Mila

 Angely Mily

 
Directed by : Anastasia TROFIMOVA (Анастасия ТРОФИМОВА)
Writing credits : Mariya KATSAL (Мария КАЦАЛ), Anastasia TROFIMOVA (Анастасия ТРОФИМОВА)
Cinematography : Anastasia TROFIMOVA (Анастасия ТРОФИМОВА)
Produced by : Lika BLANK (Лика БЛАНК), Asmik MOVSISYAN (Асмик МОВСИСЯН), Anastasia RYTSINA (Анастасия РЫЦИНА), Anastasia TROFIMOVA (Анастасия ТРОФИМОВА)
Spectators : 868
Release date in Russia : 10/11/2022
 

Plot synopsis
Mila Anoufrieva was a fashion icon, an influential business woman who wasn't afraid to take off her rose-colored glasses to look at the real world. In Dakar and throughout Senegal we know this strange Russian woman well, many people call her "the angel of albinos". Every day she saves children from prostitution and slavery, from mutilation ordered by local shamans. In Africa it is believed that the blood of albinos has healing properties. Albinos are hunted down, maimed and their body parts sold on the market as medicine.
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- National Documentary Awards : Laurel, Moscow (Russia), 2022