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Winter Journey
Winter Journey
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lyubov Lvova; Sergey Taramaev;
Written by	Lyubov Lvova; Sergey Taramaev;
Produced by	Mikhail Karasev
Starring	Aleksey Frandetti; Yevgeny Tkachuk;
Cinematography	Mikhail Krichman
Edited by	Egor Kirpichev
Production; company	Mika Film
Release dates	August 2013 (Window to Europe Film Festival); 20 February 2014;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian

Winter Journey (Russian: Зимний путь, translit. Zimniy put') is a 2013 Russian drama film about a young classical singer who falls in love with a street thug.^[1]^[2] The film takes its title from a Schubert song cycle, Winterreise, that the hero, Erik, a music student, is practising for a competition.^[3]

Plot

Music student and gifted singer, Erik, is preparing to sing Schubert's Winterreise for a competition. As his teacher slams him for his poor performance, Erik's life is changed irrevocably by a chance meeting with Lyokha, a coarse and aggressive petty criminal.^[4]

Cast

Aleksey Frandetti as Erik
Yevgeny Tkachuk as Lyokha
Sergey Taramaev as Slava
Egor Koreshkov as Borya
Vladimir Mishukov as Pasha

Reception

The Dutch film director Jos Stelling described the film as "a genuine film... [which] went straight to my heart. The theme of the alleged homosexuality hardly played a role for me... To me this film sometimes approached the status of a masterpiece for its cinematographic values".^[5]

Awards

Award / Film Festival	Year	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
Nika Award	2013	Best Actor	Yevgeny Tkachuk	Nominated	^[6]
London Russian Film Festival	2013	Best Film	Winter Journey	Won	^[5]
Lecce European Film Festival	2014	Best Cinematography	Mikhail Krichman	Won	^[7]

References

^ Malpas, Anna (13 September 2013). "Russian 'gay film' scares festivals". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
^ Van Hoeij, Boyd (6 February 2014). "Winter Journey (Zimny put): Goteborg Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
^ Gould, Paul (6 November 2013). "London Russian Film Festival – report". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
^ "Winter Path / Зимний путь". Russian Film Festival. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b "London Lion Award 2013". Academia Rossica. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
^ "Номинаты кинематографической премии Ника за 2013 год" [2013 Nika Award nominees]. Национальная кинематографическая премия (in Russian). 4 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
^ "The Awards of the 15th edition of the European Cinema Festival". Festival del Cinema Europeo - Lecce. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

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[1] Malpas, Anna (13 September 2013). "Russian 'gay film' scares festivals". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

[2] Van Hoeij, Boyd (6 February 2014). "Winter Journey (Zimny put): Goteborg Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

[3] Gould, Paul (6 November 2013). "London Russian Film Festival – report". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

[4] "Winter Path / Зимний путь". Russian Film Festival. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

[London-5] "London Lion Award 2013". Academia Rossica. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

[6] "Номинаты кинематографической премии Ника за 2013 год" [2013 Nika Award nominees]. Национальная кинематографическая премия (in Russian). 4 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

[7] "The Awards of the 15th edition of the European Cinema Festival". Festival del Cinema Europeo - Lecce. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

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