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Cheesecake

Original title: Chizkeik
  • Video
  • 20082008
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 26m
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Chizkeik (2008)
  • Drama
  • Thriller
Neglected 13 year old Aloysha is cast in a cheesecake commercial and becomes obsessed with the idea of having a "perfect family" of his own, at any cost.Neglected 13 year old Aloysha is cast in a cheesecake commercial and becomes obsessed with the idea of having a "perfect family" of his own, at any cost.Neglected 13 year old Aloysha is cast in a cheesecake commercial and becomes obsessed with the idea of having a "perfect family" of his own, at any cost.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
112
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  • Director
    • Evgeniy Zvezdakov
  • Writer
    • Elena Dolgopyat
  • Stars
    • Pavel Melenchuk
    • Sergey Chonishvili
    • Olga Lomonosova
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  • Director
    • Evgeniy Zvezdakov
  • Writer
    • Elena Dolgopyat
  • Stars
    • Pavel Melenchuk
    • Sergey Chonishvili
    • Olga Lomonosova
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    • 1User review
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    Pavel Melenchuk
    • Alyoshaas Alyosha
    Sergey Chonishvili
    Sergey Chonishvili
    • Mikhailas Mikhail
    Olga Lomonosova
    Olga Lomonosova
    • Nataliaas Natalia
    Evgeniya Zvezdakova
    Sofia Larina
    Natalya Fateeva
    Natalya Fateeva
    Dmitriy Maryanov
    Dmitriy Maryanov
    Kseniya Lavrova-Glinka
      Galina Bokashevskaya
      Galina Bokashevskaya
      Lyudmila Arinina
      Lyudmila Arinina
      • Director
        • Evgeniy Zvezdakov
      • Writer
        • Elena Dolgopyat
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      8/10
      A great example of the new direction in Russian 'Indie' film making
      Three people from totally different backgrounds are cast in a commercial promoting a wholesome dessert: Mikhail the physician (Sergei Chonishvili), Natasha the professional actress (Olga Lomonosova), and thirteen-year-old Alyosha, cast "right off the street". They portray such an idealized family for the ad that Alyosha decides that he will stop at nothing to make his life as perfect as the one he 'played on TV'...

      Director Eugene Zvezdakov's deft hand guides the subtle script by Elena Dolgopyat to slowly and carefully bring the viewer to the surprising ending, aided by a fine score by Daniel Kalashnik.

      A great example of the new direction in Russian 'Indie' film making; an outstanding performance from Pavel Melenchuk, virtually unknown outside of Russia, as Alyosha, anchors this beautifully made psychological thriller, a sleeper even in Russia.
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        • 2008 (Russia)
      • Country of origin
        • Russia
      • Language
        • Russian
      • Also known as
        • Chizkejk
      • Production companies
        • Factory Films
        • Protel Films
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        1 hour 26 minutes

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