2016 | Fiction | 120 min. | Russia
Aleksey Temnikov is a renowned ballet dancer, and an acknowledged genius whose career was cut abruptly short after sustaining an injury back in the ’90s. Twenty years later, Aleksey discovers that his condition is degenerative, and that he will soon lose the ability to walk. For him, this means only one thing – death. Before this happens, Aleksey sets out to choreograph a ballet he envisaged long before, but never staged for fear of failure. “What will I leave behind after I am gone?” is a question Aleksey feels he must contend with. However, returning to the world of ballet will not be easy for a man who has made so many enemies over the course of his life, not to mention the many years spent away from the theater.
Directors Statement
In these days we feel that people are striving to meet quick needs. This leads to separation. It seems to us that art is, as it has always been, traditionally called to unite people and countries making you think about what you will leave after you are gone in all senses. "After you are gone" is a story of one man who has come to a conclusion that even life itself, in its way and the death are insignificant in comparison with heritage that is able to last infinitely long. The question is what our heritage will look like is addressed to everyone, not just to the people of art.
Director: Anna Matison
Сast: Sergey Bezrukov, Anastasia Bezrukova, Karina Andolenko , Vladimir Menshov, Alyona Babenko and Sergey Gazarov
Studio: Sergey Bezrukov Film Company
