Short film

The Crime
2025 · 25 min
A quiet, aching character study that simmers with frustration and dignity, drawing you into one woman's stubborn hope.
- Directed by
- Alexandra Vostrova
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Yana Esipovich, Evgeniy Roschin, Rufina Rotman
- Overview
- A story of Larisa, an actress of a provincial theater. Despite her talent, commitment to the work she loves and years of dedication to theater, Larisa never got a role longer than a couple of phrases. Will she be able to prove to the director, spectators and, first of all, to herself, that she deserves much more and what will she risk to achieve it?
- How it feels
- Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Ambition, identity, work, isolation
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Alexandra Vostrova
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Yana Esipovich, Evgeniy Roschin, Rufina Rotman

