Yulenka (2009)

A university professor, who wants to slow down a little, moves with his wife and daughter, from the big city to a small town and starts a new job as a teacher in a girls' gymnasium. ... See full summary »

Director:

Aleksandr Strizhenov

Writers:

Andrey Kureychik, Grigoriy Podzemelnyy

Stars:

Marat Basharov, Darya Balabanova, Aleksandra Dykhne

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Marat Basharov	...	Andrey Belov
Darya Balabanova	...	Yulenka
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aleksandra Dykhne	...	Nastya Litvinovich
Khelga Filippova	...	Sonya's Mother
Sergey Grekov	...	Zakhar
Anna Kazyuchits	...	Anna
Irina Kupchenko	...	Gymnasium Vice-Principal
Oksana Lavrenteva	...	Lera
Vladimir Makarov	...	Devil
Diana Shpak	...	Marina Shimadina
Aleksandr Strizhenov	...	Detective

Storyline

A university professor, who wants to slow down a little, moves with his wife and daughter, from the big city to a small town and starts a new job as a teacher in a girls' gymnasium. Something weird is happening with the class, they seem to hide a secret. As it turns out, these girls don't play with dolls, they make a toy of human lives - and soon teacher's life and family are jeopardized by something evil. And whether he'll be able to get out of this nightmare, depends solely on a little girl, who claims: "all I wanted is my mommy to be happy".

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Plot Keywords:

sex | nudity | riding accident | little girl | severed spine | 

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Taglines:

She does not play with dolls. She plays people.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

19 February 2009 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Julenka

Filming Locations:

Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,084,844

Company Credits

Production Co:

Interfest, Real Dakota

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1