Strip and War

Showings

Scotiabank Theatre 8 Fri, Apr 26, 2019 8:00 PM
TIFF Lightbox 4 Sat, Apr 27, 2019 4:15 PM
TIFF Lightbox 3 Tue, Apr 30, 2019 3:45 PM
Film Info
Runtime:68
Copyright:2019
Country Listing:Poland
Belarus
Premiere Status:North American Premiere
Rating:PG
Festival Info
Festival Year:2019
Language:Russian
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program Category:World Showcase
Film Subjects:Families & Family Relationships
Russia & Eastern Europe
Aging & the Elderly
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Andrei Kutsila
Producer(s):Roman Szafranski
Editor(s):Andrei Kutsila
Writer(s):Andrei Kutsila
Cinematography:Andrei Kutsila
Composer:Hanna Zhdanava
Sound:Viacheslaw Kruk

Description

Outside the city of Minsk live an unlikely pair. A retired lieutenant-colonel stuck in a pro-Soviet past spends his days leading a regional veteran organization, writing military articles and patriotic essays, and organizing with students and colleagues. He shares his home with his grandson Anatol, who left his unfulfilling job as an engineer to pursue his true calling as a stripper, and dreams of one day founding his own erotic theatre. Their worlds could not be further apart—and they are still dependent upon one another and must navigate gently through their differences. But Anatol is growing restless and wants the freedom to be his own person. He must now face the difficult and painful dilemma of whether he should stay to care for his aging grandfather or break free to pursue his own dreams. Heather Haynes

World Showcase program sponsored by Delta Air Lines.

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