The protagonist in this experimental documentary is the homeless young artist and drifter Katya Krenalinova, who burned down the house of her mother and stepfather. And now she sleeps at her studio, scraping together just enough to survive. Alexandra Lihacheva places Krenalinova center stage in her directorial debut. She is on-screen for almost the entire documentary: in extreme close-up while being cross-examined by the public prosecutor, and muddled but stoical as she reveals her motives. She has no regrets, and she would be just as happy to set the entire city alight. In the rare moments that Katya is filmed outside, she wanders around in the snow near the burned down house. She poses for the camera like a model in an artistic music video, elusive and mysterious.
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Alexandra Likhacheva Director · Artem Tarasenkov Cinematographer
First release September 27, 2011 · Produced in Russia · Original title Катя Креналинова
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VGIK
Production
Russia
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Original title
Катя Креналинова
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · September 27, 2011
Premiere · International Film Festival Message to Man
No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
November 16, 2011 · Premiere · International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA)
Russia
October 2, 2011 · Premiere · Open Documentary Film Festival "Russia"
November 17, 2011 · Premiere · International Student Festival VGIK
December 2, 2011 · Premiere · Art Doc Fest
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