2021 | Fiction | 24 min. | Russia | 12+
Nikita is twelve. And he is bullied by school hooligans and an overbearing mother. He patiently suffers and accumulates offense. It all lasts until his half-brother Artyom returns from the correctional boarding school. He involuntarily pushes the boy to a terrible way of solving his problems.
Directors Statement
The theme that is touched upon in the film is rooted in my childhood. And even though the script is not mine, but belongs to wonderful and subtle author Sasha Natarova, the story is still very personal to me. What does it mean to be strong? Strong is the one who hits? Who can take away, trample someone else's dignity? This question, in this way or another, is answered by my film "My brother Artyom". But it also leaves space for the viewer's own thoughts. Being a child, I faced myself both physical and psychological aggression from my peers and still think if I behaved correctly? Maybe it is better to hit back, go for broke, take a chance. Surely, there is a high probability of being even more humiliated, but maybe everything would have turned out differently: they would have left me. But still, it seems to me that this is not the real strength. "My brother Artyom" affects more subtle layers of strength manifestation. The ability to build bridges between the loved ones. The ability to forgive, to open up your feelings. This is the real strength. This is what is relevant to me now. I study this and recognize myself in younger Artyom and Nikita. In each of them there is something from myself. Therefore, at the set I was easy with young actors, we talked about problems that everyone understands. Hopefully our story will seem close to the viewer and somehow resonate in his or her soul.
Director: Roman Trofimov
Producers: Alexandra Natarova, Maria Danilova and Anna Fedorenko
Сast: Mikhail Bocharov, Alexandr Bulatov and Ekaterina Yudina
