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Beanpole is a 2019 drama film directed by Kantemir Balagov. The movie premiered at Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard section, where Balagov received several awards including Best Director and Best Film in that category. It was subsequently submitted as the Russian entry for consideration at the Academy Awards.
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info Beanpole Specifications
| Country | Russia |
| Year | 2019 |
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Where and when is Beanpole set?
Beanpole is set in Leningrad shortly after World War II. Kantemir Balagov's 2019 film follows Iya and Masha as they live with the physical and psychological aftermath of the war.
Who are Iya and Masha in Beanpole?
Iya, played by Viktoria Miroshnichenko, is the tall hospital worker nicknamed Beanpole. Masha, played by Vasilisa Perelygina, is her friend and former wartime companion whose return drives the film's most painful choices.
Did Beanpole win anything at Cannes?
Yes, it premiered in Un Certain Regard at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Balagov won Best Director in that section, and the film also received the FIPRESCI prize for Un Certain Regard.
Is Beanpole based on a war memoir?
The film was inspired in part by accounts of Soviet women after World War II, especially the kind of testimony associated with Svetlana Alexievich's The Unwomanly Face of War. It is not a conventional battlefield movie, because nearly all the violence is seen through its aftermath.
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