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OSTROV – THE ISLAND
OSTROV – DIE INSEL
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written & directed by Svetlana Rodina, Laurent Stoop
LAURENT STOOP * 1965. Laurent Stoop has a degree in literature and photography. As DOP he shot various television and feature documentaries, including the award-winning and critically acclaimed CITIZEN KHODORKOVSKY (2016).
SWITZERLAND Documentary, 90 min. ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: Russian PRODUCERS: Corinna Dästner, Sonja Kilbertus
PRODUCTION AND WORLD RIGHTS: DokLab GmbH, Bern www.doklab.com
Documentary
SVETLANA RODINA * 1975 in Russia. Svetlana Rodina graduated in Russian literature, philology and in film directing in Moscow. She is a screenwriter and director of documentaries. She has also worked as a host for various television programmes.
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A portrait of the island of Ostrov in the Caspian Sea, whose inhabitants, left alone by the Russian state after the collapse of the Soviet Union, survive through poaching. Ivan regularly goes out to sea risking his life and freedom. He believes that one day Putin will see their misery and help. His son Anton only relies on himself. All he wants is to leave the island behind to find a liveable future elsewhere.