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Temptation

1988 · 106 min

A quiet, socially observant drama about fitting in among wealthier peers, with a steady, uneasy pull toward compromise.

Directed by
Vyacheslav Sorokin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alisa Zykina, Юрий Давыдов, Natalia Sorokina
Overview
Zhenya, a senior in high school, is transferred to a new school after changing her place of residence. The new school is full of kids from privileged families. The school has different mores, different values and she can’t resist the temptation to join the elite of the class.

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Directed by
Vyacheslav Sorokin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alisa Zykina, Юрий Давыдов, Natalia Sorokina
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • identity
    • coming-of-age
    • betrayal
    • morality
    Places
    • school
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Vyacheslav Sorokin
    Written by
    Yuri Klepikov, Valeriy Starodubtsev
    Starring
    Alisa Zykina, Юрий Давыдов, Natalia Sorokina, Сергей Лучников, Elena Rufanova, Olga Bogdanova, Tatyana Grigoryeva, Alexandr Tkachenok
    Cinematography
    Yuri Vorontsov
    Runtime
    106 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian

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