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Irina Makinskaïa

A somber, slow-burning wartime coming-of-age that weighs survival and rumor with quiet dread.

Directed by
Alexandra de Saint Blanquat
Genres
Drama
Overview
Yaroslavl, 1919 – In the heart of the Russian Civil War, Irina, a 17-year-old fallen aristocrat, struggles to ensure the survival of her four brothers and sisters. They hope that their father, wanted by the Bolsheviks, will come to take them away to France. As they receive no news from him, strange rumors begin to spread through the village…

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Directed by
Alexandra de Saint Blanquat
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • war
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
Claire Maugendre, Alexandra de Saint Blanquat
Country
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