The Land of Sasha () is a Russian coming-of-age film directed by , filmed by Vega Film based on the young adult book of the same name by Russian writer .В «Художественном» покажут мелодраму Юлии Трофимовой «Страна Саша» (in Russia)
The world premiere of the film took place on February 15, 2022, in Berlin, the film was included in the Generation 14+ program of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot Seventeen-year-old Sasha struggles to choose a university and shies away from serious relationships with girls, blaming his indecision on his father, who abandoned him in early childhood. Meeting an unusual girl named Zhenya, along with a confrontation with his father, forces Sasha to finally face adulthood.The Land of Sasha at the KinoPoisk
Cast Mark Eidelstein as Sasha Maria Matsel as Zhenya Yevgenia Gromova as Sophia, Sasha's mother Dmitry Endaltsev as Maxim Alisa Tarasenko as Liza Maxim Shpakovsky as Sasha's father Daria Rumyantseva as Natella
Reception Box office The Land of Sasha has grossed $221 960.
Critical response In 2022, the film was longlisted for the Golden Eagle National Cinematography Award, established by the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia, in the nominations Best Feature Film and Best Actor in a Movie (Mark Eidelstein).
Zoe Aiano from East European Film Bulletin notes in its review that "while ‘Land of Sasha’ is largely traditional, it also subtly departs from numerous representational clichés, but always keeps it in the background without overburdening the characters or plot with a clumsy remark".Make Summer Last Forever. Retrieved March 2022.
According to Timur Aliev (Forbes Russia), "Trofimova's film looks like a holistic, multifaceted statement about the nature of a new generation of young men and women, which means that the director managed to write a three-dimensional portrait of today's youth".«Страна Саша»: честное кино о современных подростках, детстве без отца и взрослении. 2022-07-14.
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Loco Films Unveils Trailer for Berlin Pic ‘Land of Sasha’, Major Deals on WWII drama ‘The Champion of Auschwitz’. Variety Подростковая драма «Страна Саша». Рассказываем, почему этот фильм мог бы быть лучше