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Blown Kiss

1991 · 84 min

A quiet, introspective Soviet-era drama that lingers on a woman's inner hesitation before commitment, asking you to sit with her uncertainty rather than resolve it.

Directed by
Abay Karpykov
Genres
Drama
Starring
Katri Horma, Oleg Rudnik, Constantine Rodnin
Overview
A young nurse, Nastya, on the eve of her successful marriage to the man she loves, a prosperous doctor, has doubts dictated by her desire to assert herself.

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Directed by
Abay Karpykov
Genres
Drama
Starring
Katri Horma, Oleg Rudnik, Constantine Rodnin
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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
    • identity
    • love
    • ambition
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Abay Karpykov
    Written by
    Igor Poberezhsky, Abay Karpykov
    Starring
    Katri Horma, Oleg Rudnik, Constantine Rodnin, Valentin Nikulin, Pavel Sokolov, Nadezhda Rezon, Valentin Sefer, Aleksey Zolotukhin
    Cinematography
    Georgi Gidt
    Runtime
    84 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian

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