La traductrice

Switzerland / Russian Federation, August 2006
FILM, Fiction, 90 min.

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directed by
Elena Hazanov
Written by
Elena Hazanov, Gaia Guasti, Mikhail Brashinsky
Status
In distribution

Ira is russian, Ivan Tashkov too. She is 23 years old, lives in Geneva with her mother and knows very little about her motherland. Tashkov is an alleged Russian mafia godfather, in prison waiting for a political-economical trial. Translator for Tashkov's defence lawyer, Ira very quickly falls under the spell of Tashkov, a powerful and cultivated man, who seems to read her thoughts. On the other hand, Tashkov immediately understands how to manipulate the young woman who is looking for her roots and strives to find her own way in life. Little by little Ira lets herself be captured by a world unknown to her where she is trapped between Tashkov and his lawyer Mayard, a brilliant, charming but ambiguous man. It's too late when Ira understands that danger also hides where you least expect.

Ira è russa, come Ivan Tashkov. Ha 23 anni, vive a Ginevra con la madre e conosce poco il suo paese natale. Tashkov è il presunto padrino della Mafia russa, in prigione in attesa di un processo politico-economico. Ira, interprete dell'avvocato incaricato della difesa di Tashkov, cade rapidamente sotto l'influenza di Tashkov, un uomo di potere, colto, che sembra leggere nei suoi pensieri. L'uomo, da parte sua, capisce subito come manipolare la giovane donna che è alla ricerca delle sue radici e di un senso da dare alla sua vita. Ira si lascia trascinare in un mondo a lei sconosciuto, si trova intrappolata tra Tashkov e il suo avvocato Mayard, un uomo brillante, affascinante ma ambiguo. Troppo tardi Ira capisce che il pericolo si nasconde anche là dove nessuno se lo aspetta.

credits

World Premiere
August 2006
Original Version
French, Russian,  colour, 35mm, 90 min.
Production
ventura film sa, Filmocom, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer
Elda Guidinetti, Andres Pfaeffli
directed by
Elena Hazanov
Written by
Elena Hazanov, Gaia Guasti, Mikhail Brashinsky
Cinemato­graphy
Igor Kozhevnikov
Editing
Pauline Gaillard, Marina Vasilieva
Re-Recording Mix
Denis Séchaud
Music
Evgueni Galperine
Location Sound Mix
Eric Ghersinu
Production Design
Masha Schmidt
Lighting Design
Samy Emery
Costumes
Nicole Ferrari

Cast

Julia Batinova
Alexander Baluev
Sergei Garmash
Bruno Todeschini
Elena Safonova

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
MDC International Media Distribution

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Frenetic Films Distribution

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