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User Rating:
7.4/10   801 votes
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Director:

Anna Melikyan

Writer:

Anna Melikyan (screenplay)

Contact:

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Release Date:

22 November 2007 (Russia) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy more

Plot:

In Moscow, a young woman disappears after falling in love with a new man. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

5 wins & 2 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(2 articles)

Mermaid (Rusalka)
 (From Scorecard Review. 9 February 2009, 9:16 AM, PST)

Dff 08: Review of Russia's foreign language oscar nom Mermaid (Русалка)
 (From QuietEarth. 16 November 2008, 2:17 PM, PST)

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Cast

  (Credited cast)
Mariya Shalayeva ... Alisa (as Masha Shalayeva)
Yevgeni Tsyganov ... Sasha
Mariya Sokova ... Alisa's mother
Anastasiya Dontsova ... Young Alisa (as Nastya Dontsova)
Veronika Skugina
Irina Skrinichenko ... Rita
Albina Yevtushevskaya ... Alisa's grandmother
Oksana Borisova
Ivan Nikolayev
Igor Savochkin
Igor Yatsko ... Alisa's chief
Igor Uryvayev
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Natalya Rychkova
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Русалка (Russia)
Mermaid (USA)
The Mermaid (International: English title)
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Runtime:

115 min | Russia:100 min (theatrical version)

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva)

Filming Locations:

Anapa, Russia more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Russia's 2009 Academy Awards official submission to Foreign-Language Film category. more

Movie Connections:

Features The Fifth Element (1997) more

Soundtrack:

Odin telefonny zvonok more


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16 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
Why worth watching and why worth remembering, 28 December 2007
9/10

This beautiful picture represents the loveliest trend of the modern Russian cinema (that largely consists of cheap action movies and lachrymose dramas) - a definite piece of art and a work of an Author, a story that truthfully and painfully reflects city life from the confused point of view of an outsider, dreamer, youngster. "Rusalka" is often compared to "Progulka" (2003) and "Piter FM" (2006), as in this respect these films are kindred to "Rusalka", never mentioning the fact that they all star Yevgeni Tsyganov - the new Russian Gael García Bernal type. However, watching "Rusalka" aches more than two before-mentioned pictures, for it doesn't lie for the sake of good mood. "Rusalka" is sometimes also called "Amélie Poulain in Moscow" because of the expressive and charming character of the heroine who believes that life is a beautiful and never-ending mystery; however, "Rusalka" goes farther than "Amélie", openly showing that City is not only a place of romance and unexpected adventures, but in fact a get-together of very very lonely people who find each other to remain alone. "Such things do happen in megapoles. Seriously, no big deal. Such things do happen." This might hurt.

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