Synopse
It’s the start of 16-year old Masha’s last year at school. Together with her best friends Yana and Senia, she tries to deal with everyday school life. The search for her own identity and a secret love mean she’s under particular pressure. As they wrestle with themselves and each other, they talk about their fears and insecurities. Who do I want to be? What happens next? On the threshold to an independent future, the three share their feelings on these questions with the audience.
Age recommendation: 13 years and older
Regie
KATERYNA GORNOSTAI (*1989) is a Ukrainian director and screenplay writer who mainly makes documentaries. The film Stop-Zemlia was premiered at the 2021 Berlinale and won a Glass Bear.
Info
Original Title: Стоп-Земля
Category: Feature
Section: Molodist
Version & Subtitles: Ukrainian OV with German subtitles
Director: Kateryna Gornostai
Cast/Protagonists: Maria Fedorchenko, Arsenii Markov, Yana Isaienko, Oleksandr Ivanov
Production country: Ukraine
Year of Production: 2021
Length: 117 min
Producer: Vitalii Sheremetiev, Viktoriia Khomenko, Natalia Libet, Olga Beskhmelnytsina
Production company: ESSE Production House
Sound: Mykhailo Zakutskyi, Oleg Goloveshkin
Editor: Nikon Romanchenko, Kateryna Gornostai
World Sales: Pluto Film Distribution Network
Distributor: Peter Stockhaus, déjà-vu film UG





