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King of the Mountain

2018 · 112 min

A sincere, slow-building story of rivalry and recovery that asks you to care about its young characters and their moral choices.

Directed by: Яна Поляруш, Tamara Tsotsoriya
Genres: Drama
Starring: Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Sergey Nikonenko, Irina Rozanova

Overview: Alexey Tsaryov is a 17-year-old school leader and a promising champion of a junior alpine ski team. Alexey has a girlfriend Lina and a friend Kostya, his rival both in sport and in love. Alexey is first in every way. He is self-confident, he does not know how to lose and does not wish to lose. But suddenly everything changes. After a tragic accident that befalls Alexey because of Kostya, their friendship has to withstand a challenge. But the moral courage, goodness and love will help endure all the ordeals and will bring everyone to their personal victories.

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Directed by: Яна Поляруш, Tamara Tsotsoriya
Genres: Drama
Starring: Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Sergey Nikonenko, Irina Rozanova

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
friendship
betrayal
redemption
love
Places: small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Яна Поляруш, Tamara Tsotsoriya, Konstantin Kutuev
Written by: Rauf Kubaev, Konstantin Kutuev, Tamara Tsotsoriya, Яна Поляруш
Starring: Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Sergey Nikonenko, Irina Rozanova, Sergey Puskepalis, Nonna Grishaeva, Andrey Kharybin, Eldar Kalimulin, Pavel Shevando
Cinematography: Ilya Ovsenev
Runtime: 112 min
Country: Russia
Languages: Russian

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