''Paper Soldier'' (russian: Бумажный солдат) is a 2008 Russian drama film directed by Aleksey German Jr. For his film, German received the Silver Lion Award from the Venice Film Festival.

Plot

The film tells about the doctor Daniil Pokrovsky, who is preparing the squad of the first cosmonauts for spacewalk. The title is a reference to a Russian song about a soldier who bravely steps into a fire, unaware that he's actually just a toy made of paper.https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/paper-soldier/

Reception

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said that the film "harkens back to Russian cinema of the ’60s" and gave it 3.5 of 4 stars. The review called

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's performance (as Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky) "mesmerizing" and the cinematography "exquisite" in a "tightly paced drama."

Cast

as Doctor Daniil Pokrovsky *

Chulpan Khamatova Chulpan Nailevna Khamatova PAR (russian: Чулпан Наилевна Хаматова; tt-Cyrl, Чулпан Наил кызы Хаматова; born 1 October 1975) is a Russian film, theater and TV actress Biography Early life and theat ...

as Nina, Daniil's Wife *

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as Vera * Aleksandr Glebov as David *

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as Adrian Nikolayev * Fyodor Lavrov as German Titov * Polina Filonenko as Misha's Friend *

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as Yuri Gagarin * Kirill Ulyanov as Garik * Ramil Salakhutdinov as MishaБумажный солдат (2008) Full Cast & Crew
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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=1284576 2008 films 2000s Russian-language films Russian drama films 2008 drama films Films directed by Aleksei Alekseivich German