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Euphoria (2006)

Euphoria poster
Original title
Эйфория
Directed by
Ivan Vyrypaev
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Russia
Runtime
1h 14m
Rated
16+
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A tragic love story unfolds in a poor Russian provincial village. Two people are drawn together despite the harsh realities of their surroundings. Their affair brings both passion and devastating consequences.

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What happens

Euphoria (Russian: Эйфория) is a 2006 Russian drama/romance film directed by dramatist and director Ivan Vyrypaev. This drama, rightly classified as tragedy, exposes shocking truth about cultural and material poverty of Russian provincial Village. The film was nominated on Golden Lion at 2006 Venice Film Festival and won Little Golden Lion. In the same year Euphoria won the Kinotavr Special Prize of the Jury. At the Russian Film Festival past autumn 2007 in the United Kingdom it was appreciated also, became one of the most successful festival films. The film stars Polina Agureeva and Mikhail Okunev. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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