A carousel that spins more than just horses — hearts get dizzy too.
Cinematography
Snow-drenched Russian landscapes that ache with beauty.
Acting
Yulia Peresild's eyes do all the talking.
Director
Sergey Mezentsev
Aleksey Makarov
Andrey Kornilov
Artyom Fadeev
Egor
Yulia Peresild
Nastya
Pyotr Krasilov
Denis Isaev
Anna Nosatova
Vika
Elena Safonova
Andrey's mother
Anna Pukhova
Varvara
Aleksey Maslov
Semyon Borisovich
Tatyana Sergeeva
Tamara Borisovna
Ruslan Shchedrin
Kostik
Olga Spirkina
Andrey's friend
Tatyana Kosach-Bryndina
neighbour
Sergey Styopin
director of the boarding school
Elena Vetrova
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yulia Peresild later became the first actor in space, filming aboard the ISS in 2021.
The film adapts a popular Russian TV series formula: take a hit telenovela, strip it down, add snow, make everyone suffer more artistically.
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