Tchelovek kotorij udivil vseh (The Man Who Surprised Everyone)
by Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov
with Evgeniy Tsiganov, Natalya Kudryashowa
(Russia, Estonia, France, 105’)
The story of the film is based on memories of Natalia Merkulova’s, the film director’s, Siberian childhood, the village where she grew up, the people who surrounded her and the legends told in those places.
Egor Korshunov (40) is a Siberian forest guard who works in a local environmental company, fighting fearlessly against poachers in taiga. Egor is a great family man, respected by his fellow villagers. He and his wife Natalia are expecting a second child. Unexpectedly, Egor finds out that he has terminal cancer and has only two months left to live. No traditional medicine or shamanic magic can save Egor. Finally, left with no other options, he decides to take the last desperate step. He attempts to completely change his identity in order to fool the oncoming death, just like Zhamba, the hero of a legendary ancient Siberian epos, did.
Director’s statement
Tchelovek kotorij udivil vseh is a parable about the resistance of the ordinary Russian man to death, which he is trying to deceive. The film is based on the personal memories of the director Natasha Merkulova, her Siberian childhood, the village in which she grew up, the people who surrounded her, the legends that were told in those places.
Presented in Orizzonti
Sep 04 | 19:45 Sala Casinò (Lido) | Press, Industry
Sep 04 | 22:00 Sala Volpi (Lido) | Press, Industry
Sep 05 | 14:15 Sala Darsena (Lido) | Tickets, All Accreditations
Sep 05 | 21:00 Sala Web | Tickets
Sep 06 | 12:00 Sala PalaBiennale (Lido) | Tickets, All Accreditations
Production: Pan-Atlantic Studio
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121467 – Moscow , Russian Federation
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Tel. +79 037176969
Production: Homeless Bob Production
Tööstuse 58-17
10416 – Tallinn, Estonia
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Tel. +37 256677855
Production: Non Stop Production
Klimentovsky pereulok, 1/2
115184 – Moscow, Russian Federation
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Tel. +74 956432211
Production: Arizona Productions
5, boulevard Barbes
75018 – Paris, France
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Tel. +33 678180105
World sale: Pluto Film
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D-10789 Berlin, Germany
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