The Student

Produced in 2016

Film Information

Festival Edition 2016 - Edition 16

Section Panorama

Director Kirill Serebrennikov

Country Russia

Duration 118 min

Language Russian (English subtitles)

Category Panorama 2016

Producer Ilya Stewart, Yuriy Kozyrev, Diana Safarova, Ilya Stezkin

Screenplay Kirill Serebrennikov, Marius von Mayenburg

Cast Viktoria Isakova, Petr Skvortsov, Yuliya Aug, Aleksandr Gorchilin, Aleksandr Revenko

Genre Drama

Synopsis

Veniamin, a teenager in the midst of a mystical crisis, has his mother, schoolmates, and entire high school turned upside down by his questions. He challenges norms regarding education and evolution, leading to conflicts with adults.

Full Description

Veniamin, a teenager in the midst of a mystical crisis, has his mother, schoolmates, and entire high school turned upside down by his questions.