SLEEPING BEAUTY

Written, directed and produced by Jana Nedzvetskaya DoP Grigory Yablochnikov music by P.I.Tchaikovsky, arranged by Olga Dianova, performed by Dia-Capella sound by Olga Dianova editor Vasily Ocheretnyuk production designer Jana Nedzvetskaya cast: lya Romanov, Anastasia Medvedeva, Sofya Fadeeva, Eduard Akhmetshin, Olesya Skeeter, Regina Akhmetshina, Igor Korchmarskii, Ekaterina Chernykh, Julia Ovchinnikova, Amelia Akhmetshina, Milaniia Novak, Evа Volkova, Taisiya Salnikova SYNOPSIS: The childless royal couple expected a child for many years. They have got a real monster after the birth of their daughter. The young princess made life in the castle unbearable. The bullying of the governess, who turned out to be an evil sorceress, turned into a curse for the whole family. Fortunately, the kind fairy turned the curse into a test of strength and gave the young princess a groom and eternal love. DIRECTOR&STATEMENT: At first glance, this is a film meant for teenagers. But it raises the vital question of gender self-identification for the protagonist - the Princess. The lack of understanding and support on behalf of her parents, the malevolence of her nanny - the evil witch, force the Princess to identify more as a boy than a girl. And only in the finale the love of the Prince brings her back to her natural essence. BIOGRAPHY: Jana Nedzvetskaya was born on 25.12.1957 in Vorkuta (Komi Republic), Russia. She is a Russian designer, a member of the Union of Russian Writers...