Crystal Swan

Crystal Swan (Belarusian: Хрусталь) is a 2018 Belarusian drama film directed by Darya Zhuk.[3] It was selected as the Belarusian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[4]

Crystal Swan
Film poster
Directed byDarya Zhuk
Written by
Produced by
  • Valery Dmitrotchenko
  • Birgit Gernböck
  • Olga Goister
  • Debbie Vandermeulen
Starring
  • Alina Nasibullina
  • Ivan Mulin
  • Yuri Borisov
  • Svetlana Anikey
  • Ilya Kapanets
  • Anastasiya Garvey
  • Lyudmila Razumova
  • Natalya Onishenko
  • Anatoly Golub
  • Artem Kuren
  • Vyacheslav Shakalido
CinematographyCarolina Costa
Edited by
Release dates
  • 1 July 2018 (2018-07-01) (KVIFF)
  • 30 August 2018 (2018-08-30) (Belarus)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryBelarus
LanguageRussian
Box office$58,702[1][2]

Plot

In the 1990s, Velya hopes to leave Belarus and become a DJ in the United States. Her plans change following an error on her visa application.[5]

Cast

  • Alina Nasibullina as Velya
  • Ivan Mulin as Stepan
  • Yuri Borisov as Alik
  • Svetlana Anikey as Velya's mother
  • Ilya Kapanets as Kostya
  • Anastasiya Garvey as Vika
  • Lyudmila Razumova as Alya
  • Natalya Onishenko as Angela
  • Anatoly Golub
  • Artem Kuren
  • Vyacheslav Shakalido as Mihalych

Reception

Crystal Swan has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10.[6] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generaly favourable review".[7]

See also

References

  1. "Crystal Swan". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. "Khrustal". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. Lodge, Guy. "Karlovy Vary Film Review: 'Crystal Swan'". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. Holdsworth, Nick (30 June 2018). "Oscars: Belarus Selects 'Crystal Swan' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Valence Media. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  5. Boyce, Laurence (28 June 2018). "Darya Zhuk on Karlovy Vary title 'Crystal Swan': "I was trying to capture this certain female cool"". Screen Daily. Media Business Insight. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/crystal_swan
  7. https://www.metacritic.com/movie/crystal-swan?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c


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