Girls Got Game (Russian: Нефутбол, romanized: Nefutbol, lit. 'Non-football') is a 2021 Russian sports comedy film directed by Maksim Sveshnikov.[2][3] It was theatrically released in Russia on September 1, 2021, by Nashe Kino (English: Our Cinema).[4]
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| Directed by | Maksim Sveshnikov (ru) |
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| Cinematography | Kirill Begishev |
| Music by | Dmitry Emelyanov |
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| Distributed by | Nashe Kino (Our Cinema) |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Budget | ₽92.3 million |
| Box office | ₽12 million[1] |
Plot
editDasha "Danya" Belykh was told from childhood that football is not a woman's business, but she still became the captain of the football team. Here are just her team unexpectedly gathered to close. Only victory can save them. And Danya decides to gather her childhood friends, with whom she played football at school. It turns out to be not so easy, and then there is a coach - a former "star" with problems, who does not consider women's football to be football at all ... But having sent self-doubt, excess weight and problems on the personal front to the bench, the girls are eager to win not only in sports, but also in life.[5]
Cast
edit- Lyubov Aksyonova as Daria "Danya" Belykh, captain of the football team
- Egor Koreshkov as Vadim Panov, coach
- Yuliya Topolnitskaya as Alina
- Alina Alekseeva as Nadya
- Aleksandra Kuzenkina as Lena Terekhina
- Polina Aug as Yulya Malysheva
- Mariya Ivakova as Kristina
- Valentina Lyapina as Ekaterina "Katya" Panova, the team's striker, Vadim Panov's daughter
- Zarina Mukhitdinova as Aliya
- Roman Madyanov as Palych
- Dmitry Miller as Kudryavtsev
- Mikhail Kremer as Artyom
Production
editFilming took place in the city of Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, and the local metallurgical plant "TAGMET" became one of the key locations.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Box Office, Russian Cinema Fund`s Analytics (RCFA)
- ^ Efremova, Darya (September 3, 2021). "Снова футбол, мама: марвеловский экшен против русских спортсменок" [Football again, mom: Marvel action against Russian athletes] (in Russian). IZ.RU. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ Zhirikova, Alena (September 1, 2021). "Женский "Нефутбол": ностальгия, настроение и легкость" [Women's Girls Got Game: nostalgia, mood and lightness] (in Russian). Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ ""Нефутбол": вышел трейлер комедии с Любовью Аксеновой, Полиной Ауг и Юлией Топольницкой" [Girls Got Game: the trailer for the comedy with Lyubov Aksyonova, Polina Aug and Yuliya Topolnitskaya was released]. Afisha (in Russian). August 5, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "Нефутбол / Girls Got Game (2021)". www.kinoafisha.info (in Russian).
External links
edit- Official website at the Russian World Vision (in English)
- Girls Got Game at IMDb