Everybody Dies but Me

2008 Russian film

May 21, 2008 (2008-05-21) (Cannes Film Festival)

Running time

80 minutesCountryRussiaLanguageRussian

Everybody Dies But Me (Russian: Все умрут, а я останусь; Vse umrut, a ya ostanus) is a 2008 Russian coming-of-age drama film directed by Valeriya Gai Germanika and starring Agniya Kuznetsova, Polina Filonenko and Olga Shuvalova.

Plot

Taglines: "Being a girl is hard" (Russian: Трудно быть девочкой); "Not so child games" (Russian: Недетская игра)

Three lower-class Moscow high school friends, Katya, Vika and Janna, learn that there will be a school disco on the coming Saturday night. They start preparations to what seems to be the most important moment in their life.

Production

The film depicts issues of child alcoholism and violence in Russia. In order to appear more realistic, the actors consumed large quantities of alcohol and tobacco on camera, performed fight scenes without stunts and used many mat profanities. However, the main protagonists were all played by adult professional actors.

Awards

2009 Nika Award ("Young Talent Discovery of the Year" nomination)^[3]
2008 Cannes Film Festival: Prix Regards Jeune (young cinematographer award) and special mention in the Caméra d'Or (best feature film award)^[4]
CineVision award of the Munich Film Festival
26 Brussels International Film Festival – «Best Actress» award for the three lead actresses^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b "EVERYBODY DIES BUT ME" (in Russian). Retrieved 2013-02-28.
^ "Igor Tolstunov Production Company (PROFIT)". IMDb.
^ Валерия Гай Германика получила "Нику" в номинации "Открытие года" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
^ "Awards for Все умрут, а я останусь". IMDb. Retrieved 2013-02-28.