How to Save a Dead Friend
2023
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Synopsis
Marusya is 16 and, like many Russian teenagers, is determined to end her life. Then she meets her soulmate in another millennial, Kimi. They spend a decade filming the euphoria and anxiety, the happiness and misery of their youth, muzzled by a violent and autocratic regime in the midst of a “depressed Russia”. This film is a cry from the heart, a tribute to an entire silenced generation.
How to Save a Dead Friend (2023) is a 1h 43min documentary feature film by Marusya Syroechkovskaya. Marusya is 16 and, like many Russian teenagers, is determined to end her life. Selected for Bolton International Film Festival (2022).
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Awards
Grand Prix du festival international du film d'Amiens
Setting
Russia
Original language
Russian
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Festival History
- Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2023 generic
- Bolton International Film Festival 2022
- Busan International Film Festival 2022 generic
- Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2022 - International Competition
- Ghent Film Festival 2022 generic
- IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival 2022 generic
