Natalya Meshchaninova

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Natalya Meshchaninova

Born February 17, 1982 · Krasnodar, USSR (Russia) (age 44)

Natalya Meshchaninova (Russian: Ната́лия Ви́кторовна Мещани́нова; born 17 February 1982; Krasnodar) is a Russian director and ,scriptwriter. Winner of the NIKA award (for the script for “Arrhythmia”), prize-winner and participant of national and international film festivals. Born in Krasnodar. Graduated from Kuban State University of Culture and Arts, majoring in directing for film and television…

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ArrhythmiaArrhythmia · 2017
Arrhythmia
★ 7.02017
MovieDrama
Oleg is a young gifted paramedic. His wife Katya works as a nurse at the hospital emergency department. She loves Oleg, but is fed up with him caring more about patients than her. She tells him she wants a divorce. The new head of Oleg’s EMA department is a cold-hearted manager who’s got new strict rules to implement. Oleg couldn’t care less about the rules – he’s got lives to save; his attitude gets him in trouble with the new boss. The crisis at work coincides with the personal life crisis. Caught up between their patients, alcohol-fueled off-shifts, and an evolving health care system, Oleg and Katya have to find the binding force that will keep them together.
Anna's WarAnna's War · 2018
Anna's War
★ 5.32018
MovieDramaWar
The entire family of a 6-year-old Anna dies in the mass coordinated execution of Jews. The mother covers up Anna with her own body, and the girl miraculously survives. For the next few hundred days Anna hides in the disused chimney at the Nazi Commandant's office. From her shelter she watches as life passes her by until the village is liberated from the Nazi. In these inhuman conditions Anna not only survives but keeps her humanity. Many factors help her: memories from the life swept away by war, the cultural foundations laid by the parents and a friend who saves her from loneliness.
Three Minutes of SilenceThree Minutes of Silence · 2023
Three Minutes of Silence
★ 6.22023
MovieDramaAction
When two spoiled hipsters embark on the rusty trawler for a summer internship, they get much more than what they bargained for. This shabby boat is the floating home of a dozen weary and irritable sailors, whose only priority is making money and not getting killed in the process. Ice-cold waves, incredibly beautiful but severe seascapes, hard labour and tons of stinking fish is the daily menu. The sea is unpredictable, and the upcoming storm is not the main test that awaits the ship’s crew. Their trip to sea, however, turns out to be more serious and more tragic than either of them could have imagined.
Polina and AndreyPolina and Andrey · 2018
Polina and Andrey
2018
MovieComedy
A short film by the famous Russian director, winner of the Kinotavr Boris Khlebnikov, specially shot for the charity auction Action! 2018.
My Little Nighttime SecretMy Little Nighttime Secret · 2023
My Little Nighttime Secret
★ 6.32023
MovieDrama
14th year old girl Meera is craving for secure love and support. On New Year's Eve she is trying to get rid of constant nightmare biggest secret looming over her young life. Meera is going to party with friends but a normal teenager life is not for her because of long surpressed home sexual abuse.
And That’s ItAnd That’s It · 2020
And That’s It
★ 4.92020
MovieDramaComedy
A pandemic has ravaged the world outside. Julia and Volodya are a couple that suffers from Coronaphobia by taking the safety measurements far too seriously. After anticipating all the possible scenarios and doing breathing exercises, the couple reluctantly goes out to the street, a place, in Volodya’s own words, “full of COVID bastards”. Armored and hysterically, the couple arrives at an ordinary supermarket. Almost turning against each other, their suspicion is translated into episodes of excessive outrages against the local shoppers who, according to the couple, are painfully and inconsiderably carefree. Their mission seems to be a success until they encounter an unmasked shopper. From then on, things go downhill for the main characters.
Late AutumnLate Autumn · 2018
Late Autumn
2018
MovieComedy
A lyrical comedy about elderly people who meet on a dog playground, quarrel terribly, but this conflict ignites mutual interest in them.
Core of the WorldCore of the World · 2018
Core of the World
★ 5.12018
MovieDrama
Egor is a vet at a training facility for hunting dogs in a remote region of the country. Surrounded by foxes, deer, badgers, and dogs, he lives in a small building next to the house of the facility's master. He treats the dogs, cleans the kennels, oversees the workers, and meets with clients and their dogs. It's easier for him to get along with dogs than with people. Egor is willing to take on any job to get closer to the facility's master and his near and dear. He wants the impossible - to become a member of that family.

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And That’s ItAnd That’s It · 2020
And That’s It
★ 4.92020
MovieDramaComedy
A pandemic has ravaged the world outside. Julia and Volodya are a couple that suffers from Coronaphobia by taking the safety measurements far too seriously. After anticipating all the possible scenarios and doing breathing exercises, the couple reluctantly goes out to the street, a place, in Volodya’s own words, “full of COVID bastards”. Armored and hysterically, the couple arrives at an ordinary supermarket. Almost turning against each other, their suspicion is translated into episodes of excessive outrages against the local shoppers who, according to the couple, are painfully and inconsiderably carefree. Their mission seems to be a success until they encounter an unmasked shopper. From then on, things go downhill for the main characters.

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