Directed by:
Рената ЛитвиноваScreenplay:
Рената ЛитвиноваCinematography:
Oleg LukichyovComposer:
ZemfiraCast:
Рената Литвинова, Anton Shagin, Tatyana Piletskaya, Sofya Ernst, Maksim Sukhanov, Galina Tyunina, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Nikita Kukushkin (more)Plots(1)
The matriarchal clan led by gorgeous Margarita (Renata Litvinova) enters a turbulent period when her son loses his beloved fiancée. Using the structure of a repetitive ritual, the action spans years but takes place mostly during the annual gatherings of Margarita’s extraordinary family in their mansion on New Year’s Eve. Margarita believes in the magical 13th hour that can break the eternal circle of repetition, defeat death and bring her much-awaited love. The North Wind is an artistic tour de force by cult actress, scriptwriter and filmmaker Renata Litvinova. A romantic, baroque and decadent Gothic fairy-tale, it is full of fantastic characters, peculiar objects and exuberant clothes, as well as myriad oddities and surprises. Echoing legendary makers of Russian cinematic extravaganza Kira Muratova and Rustam Khamdamov, Litvinova creates a unique universe in which the mind-blowing set and visual design serves as an entrance to a penetrating reflection on love and (female) fate. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
(more)Cast
Рената Литвинова
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Tri istorii (1997)
Granica. Tajožnyj roman (2001) (series)
About Love (2015)
Anton Shagin
Soviet Union
Tatyana Piletskaya
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Cinderella (1947)
Sofya Ernst
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Soyuz spaseniya (2019)
Viking (2016)
Maksim Sukhanov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Mummy (1999)
Les Silencieuses (1998)
One Breath (2019)
Galina Tyunina
Soviet Union
Best movies:
His Wife's Diary (2000)
Mathilde (2017)
The Stroll (2003)
Svetlana Khodchenkova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Mamy (2012)
The Little Moscow (2008)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Nikita Kukushkin
Best movies:
Corrections Class (2014)
Captain Volkonogov Escaped (2021)
T-34 (2018)
Mariya Berdinskikh
Soviet Union
Yevgeniy Yegorov
Russia
Best movies:
Last Signal (2022)
Guests (2019)
Michael Gavasheli
Georgia
Best movies:
Shindisi (2019)