Mariya BATOVA
Мария БАТОВА
Maria BATOVA
Russia, 2021, 91mn 
fiction
The Dream is Gone
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Сон

 

 Le Rêve

 Son

 
Directed by : Mariya BATOVA (Мария БАТОВА)
Writing credits : Mariya BATOVA (Мария БАТОВА)
 
Cast
Anastasia SAMYLOVA (Анастасия САМЫЛОВА)
Aleksandr ZAMURAYEV (Александр ЗАМУРАЕВ )
 
Cinematography : Vladislav POLITIK (Владислав ПОЛИТИК)
Production design : Anjelika KREMENETSKAYA (Анжелика КРЕМЕНЕЦКАЯ)
Produced by : Mariya BATOVA (Мария БАТОВА)
 

Plot synopsis
Aliona who is 18 years old decides to know her biological father. Vassili, a veteran of the first Chechen war, lives alone and works as a railroad switchman. The arrival of his daughter will radically change his life.
This film is the first feature film by young director Maria Batova.
 

Commentaries and bibliography
Mariia Batova: The Dream is Gone (Son, 2021), Anastasia KRIACHKO RØREN, Kinokultura, 2023
Участница Шанхайского международного кинофестиваля, режиссёр Мария Батова – О дебютном фильме Сон, Наталья ТОНКИХ, Interview, moviestart.ru, 2021
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- FilmFestival Cottbus - Festival of East European Cinema, Cottbus (Germany), 2023
- Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF), Moscow (Russia), 2022
- "Spirit of Fire" International Debut Film Festival, Khanty Mansiysk (Russia), 2022
- Prize of the Guild of Film Critics and Historians of Russia, Moscow (Russia), 2021
- "Vyborg" Russian Film Festival (formerly ''A Window to Europe''), Vyborg (Russia), 2021