Summaries

Masha Drokova joins Nashi, a Russian ultra nationalist youth group, at the age of 16 and rapidly ascends its ranks, famously garnering a medal and the opportunity to kiss Vladimir Putin. The film details her growing disillusion with the group's leaders and her falling in with the anti-Putin opposition, especially a journalist and blogger named Oleg Kashin, who gets brutally attacked.

19-year old Masha is a spokesperson in the government friendly and strongly nationalistic Russian youth organization, Nashi. The movement aims to protect Russia against its 'enemies'. Masha was seduced by the high energy of the movement by the age of 15 and has got a lot of benefits in return for her loyalty. But then she starts seeing a group of critical journalists. Among them is the well-known blogger, Oleg Kashin, who compares Nashi with 'Hitlerjugend'. Masha is defending her movement, but she starts recognizing how harassment and dirty provocations against the Russian opposition by 'unknown perpetrators' is going on around her. When Oleg is getting seriously beaten up and nearly dies, Masha has to take a stand for or against Nashi.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • teenage girl
  • character name in title
  • propaganda
  • russian politics
  • youth movement
Genres
  • Drama
  • Documentary
Release date Jan 18, 2012
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States Denmark
Language Russian
Production companies Danmarks Radio (DR) Made in Copenhagen ITVS International

Box office

Gross US & Canada $10082
Opening weekend US & Canada $1525
Gross worldwide $10082

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 25m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.78 : 1

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