Russian Cinema Week in Bíó Paradís October 26th – October 31st
Russian Cinema Week will for the first time take place in Reykjavik on October 26-31. The program includes contemporary feature films, documentaries and animation films. These screenings will be the part of the cultural events on occasion of 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russian and Iceland.
The opening of Russian Cinema Week will take place on October 26 in Bio Paradis at 18:00 with the screening of the film “Siberia. Monamur”. Q&A with film director Slava Ross will follow the screening. – free entrance
Siberia. In taiga, in an abandoned village an old man and his grandson wait for the boy’s father, who will never come back. A man and his wife raise three daughters, and that is the only thing that still ties them. A captain, who’s passed through two Caucasian wars, tries to find his place in peace life. The fates of these heroes interlace unexpectedly and dramatically. They need to make their choice again and again, uncovering inward humanity and compassion, that had been forgotten long ago. Mercy is beyond justice.
On October 27 -18:00 we invite everyone for the screening of “Brest Fortress” at Bio Paradis at 18:00. This film tells about the very first days of the Great Patriotic War (Russian part of the World War 2), about heroism, fear, will to live and power of love of the defenders of the Fortress. Q&A with film director Alexander Kott and leading lady Anna Kott. Free entrance. Myndin er bönnuð innan 16 ára.
Then the following films will be shown:
October 28 – 20:00 – The Game of Truth
Three unlikely friends get together years after graduation, only to run into Maya, the girl all of them were, once, in love with. Here you can buy tickets. Myndin er bönnuð innan 16 ára.
The Role is about a brilliant actor in revolutionary Russia who takes on the greatest role of his life – the role of another man. Influenced by the ideas of symbolism and the Silver Age, he decides to slip into the life of his doppelganger – a revolutionary leader in the new Soviet Russia. First intrigued, then obsessed, he flings himself into the role and lives it to the hilt… even when the play of the life he is writing heads towards a tragic finale. Based on true incidents in the lives of Russia’s symbolists, this gripping film explores how far one man will go for the role of a lifetime. Here you can buy tickets. Myndin er bönnuð innan 16 ára.
October 30 -18:00 – How I Ended Last Summer
A polar station on a desolate island in the Arctic Ocean. Sergei, a seasoned meteorologist, and Pavel, a recent college graduate, are spending months in complete isolation on the once strategic research base. Pavel receives an important radio message and is still trying to find the right moment to tell Sergei, when fear, lies and suspicions start poisoning the atmosphere… Here you can buy tickets Myndin er bönnuð innan 12 ára.
Organizersoftheevent:
Production Centre NORFEST and Embassy of the Russian Federation in Iceland