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Intern

1977 · 95 min

A quiet, thoughtful Soviet drama about a young man finding his path, with a measured pace and a reflective mood.

Directed by
Damir Vyatich-Berezhnykh
Genres
Drama
Starring
Vladimir Puchkov, Nikolai Gritsenko, Marina Dyuzheva
Overview
Muscovite Sasha Trofimov returns home after serving in the army. In the absence of his father, his uncle, who works as a photographer, helps him decide on his profession. He takes the boy on as an intern, meaning that he will follow in his footsteps. Sasha, who has shown a great interest in photography, does not like his mentor's way of life very much, and he seriously thinks about "what to do?".

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Directed by
Damir Vyatich-Berezhnykh
Genres
Drama
Starring
Vladimir Puchkov, Nikolai Gritsenko, Marina Dyuzheva
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • identity
  • work
  • family
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Damir Vyatich-Berezhnykh
Written by
Lazar Karelin
Starring
Vladimir Puchkov, Nikolai Gritsenko, Marina Dyuzheva, Natalya Kustinskaya, Raisa Kurkina, Lev Prygunov, Nadezhda Butyrtseva, Aleksei Goryachev
Music
Eugen Doga
Cinematography
Sergey Zaytsev
Runtime
95 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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