Gerda
5.4
During the day, Lera studies humankind and its needs through opinion polls, which are an educational practice at the institute; at night, she dances under the pseudonym Gerda in a club to support herself and her mother. The people she meets are as unfortunate as her family. Her father has recently left for another woman, but he constantly returns home, unable to make his choice and thereby making the life of close people intolerable. The mother painfully endures the breakup and constantly sleeps, ignoring reality. Lera doesn’t know how to carry on, where to go and what to live for, and — most importantly — how to improve life. The adult world, invariable unfortunate, which Lera observes day and night, seems hopeless.
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Cast
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Anastasiya Krasovskaya
Lera
Known for
The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt
Difficult Teens
Yura Borisov
Oleg
Known for
Anora
To the Lake
Darius Gumauskas
Lera's father
Also in
Defiance
Emilia
Yuliya Marchenko
Lera's mother
Known for
Gogol. Viy
Mariya Leonova
Tamara
Also in
Conclusion
Sunday
Julia Ogun
Naomi
No other roles listed
Serafima Krasnikova
Nadya
Also in
Couple From The Future
Outsource
Maksim Stoyanov
Andrey
Known for
Loveless
Give Me Liberty
Mariya Pesotskaya
Young Lera
No other roles listed
Sofya Alexandrova
Michelle
Also in
Silent Lightnings
Tiana Okwamo
Naomi
Known for
Forsaken
Alexey Chupov
Man
Also in
Intimate Parts
Natalya Kudryashova Director · Vasily Grigolyunas Cinematographer Sergey Ivanov Editor
United States release February 7, 2023 · Produced in Russia · Production R Media, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
Production
Russian Revival Company
Production
R Media
Production
Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
Production
Kinoprime Foundation
Production
Central Partnership
Production
Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Герда
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Switzerland · August 6, 2021
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Russia · October 14, 2021
Theatrical
United States · February 7, 2023
Digital
Germany
July 7, 2022 · Digital
July 15, 2022 · Physical
Italy
May 29, 2024 · Physical
Russia
September 19, 2021 · Premiere · Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr
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