Winter Journey (, translit. Zimniy put') is a 2013 Russian drama film about a young classical singer who falls in love with a street thug. The film takes its title from a Schubert song cycle, Winterreise, that the hero, Erik, a music student, is practising for a competition.
Plot Music student and gifted singer, Erik, is preparing to sing Schubert's Winterreise for a competition. As his teacher slams him for his poor performance, Erik's life is changed irrevocably by a chance meeting with Lyokha, a coarse and aggressive petty criminal.
Cast Aleksey Frandetti as Erik Evgeniy Tkachuk as Lyokha Sergey Taramaev as Slava Egor Koreshkov as Borya Vladimir Mishukov as Pasha
Reception The Dutch film director Jos Stelling described the film as "a genuine film... [which] went straight to my heart. The theme of the alleged homosexuality hardly played a role for me... To me this film sometimes approached the status of a masterpiece for its cinematographic values".
Awards Award / Film Festival Year Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref. Nika Award 2013 Best Actor Yevgeny Tkachuk London Russian Film Festival 2013 Best Film Winter Journey Lecce European Film Festival 2014 Best Cinematography Mikhail Krichman
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