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Arena (2012)

Arena poster
Directed by
Eduard Bordukov
Genre
drama film
Country
Russia
Runtime
22 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man navigates personal struggles in his daily life in Russia. The film follows his interactions and decisions as he confronts his circumstances.

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What happens

Arena (Russian: Арена) is a 2013 Russian film, directed by Eduard Bordukov and produced by Khayrulin Ramil. It had its world premiere at the 66th Cannes Film Festival as part of the non-competitive program ShortFilmCorner. One of the main roles in the film played a famous young actor Azamat Nigmanov (Best Actor at the 23rd Kinotavr for the film Convoy by Aleksei Mizgiryov). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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