The Pencil
6.5
Antonina, an artist from Saint Petersburg, follows her husband, a political prisoner, to the deep north province of Russia. As she starts teaching art in a local school, she finds herself opposed by a twelve-year-old boy, Misha, whose brother is a feared local gang leader.
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Nadezhda Gorelova
Antonina Zolotareva
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An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano
Maxim Dashkin
Andrey Naydyonov
Aleksandr Doronin
Andrey Voronov
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Natalya Nazarova Director · Andrey Naydenov Cinematographer Antonina Kraevskaya Production designer
First release August 7, 2019 · Produced in Russia · Production Victoria Films
Production
Salt Film Studio
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Victoria Films
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Russia
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Original title
Простой карандаш
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · August 7, 2019
Premiere · Window To Europe Russian Film Festival
Russia · December 5, 2019
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
December 19, 2019 · Digital
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