Credits
| Director | Natalia Taradina |
| Scriptwriter | Natalia Taradina |
| Scriptwriter | Anna Shadrina |
| Producer | Natalia Taradina |
| Cinematographer / DP | Evgeniy Tsvetkov |
| Art director | Natalia Taradina |
| Composer | Sergey Avramov |
| Editor | Natalia Taradina |
| Editor | Sergey Ivanov |
| Sound Designer | Marina Shamaeva |
| Sound Designer | Stanislav Ignatyev |
cast
| Marina Churakova | |
| Ivan Kosichkin |
Natalia Taradina
Director03/29/1972
Biography
Natalya Taradina is an art historian, a Roman style specialist. In 2011 she graduated The High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors, workshop of Alla Surikova and Vladimir Fokin.
Filmography
2009 «Beloved», short 2011 «Wedding» doc. short 2012 «Melisenda» short 2016 «Magdalina», 111 min, feature film
Directors Statement
The fairy tale "The Soldier and the Mermaid" is a gorgeous example of the great and mighty Russian language, with amazing dialogues and humor. There are unusual characters and a fabulous atmosphere with miracles that is always very cinematic. It was important and interesting for me to get away from stereotypes. I didn’t want to show the Mermaid as a young, insidious beauty, and the Soldier as brave and dull man. The mermaid is the oldest deity on the planet. Who said she couldn't be an experienced middle-aged single woman? Then the tale becomes multi-layered. This is no longer a fairy tale about who is trickier, but a metaphor about missed opportunities, total misunderstanding, and fear of relationships, selfishness and loneliness.
