Закрытие
"Closing" is a film almanac made up of nine verses. Instead of a rap beat, there is beer, rain, a beach, a zoo, random conversations, and a city that lives its own life. These are not stories with a beginning and an end, but statements written into the rhythm of the festival, where cinema becomes a way to be together and a way to be alone. Any almanac is a film cypher: everyone goes to the microphone, says their piece, and leaves, leaving room for someone else. "Closing" is exactly that: a collection of voices in which you can hear laughter, fatigue, love, and meaninglessness. This is a film about how cinema closes the day and opens the night.
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Nikolay Kovalenko Director · Nikita Kartsev Director Pavel Korolko Director
Director
Nikolay Kovalenko
Director
Nikita Kartsev
Director
Pavel Korolko
Director
Dima Teplov
Director
Polina Kapantina
Director
Nikita Miklushov
Director
Nikita Lokhmatov
Director
Vadim Rutkovsky
Director
Polina Radkovets
Cinematographer
Armel Kaas
Cinematographer
Danya Kushnarevich
Cinematographer
Andrey Abramenka
Production designer
Vasilisa Vasilyeva-Machilskaya
First release August 24, 2025 · Produced in Russia · Production Cinema Paganism, Old Horse
Production
Raskayfovka Production
Production
Cinema Paganism
Production
Old Horse
Production
Russia
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Languages
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · August 24, 2025
Premiere · Koroche Short And Debut Film Festival
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