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Original title How to Save a Dead Friend
Film type Feature
Category Documentary
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Swedish release 2023-10-06

Plot summary

"Like many other Russian teenagers, 16-year-old Marusya is determined to end her life. But on a grunge forum she meets her soul mate, Kimi. The two spend a decade filming their youthful...

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Companies

Production Company Sisyfos Film Production
Advance allocations Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet
Distributor in Sweden (DCP) Lucky Dogs 2023
Distributor outside of Sweden Restart 2023 (Kroatien)
La Vingt-Cinquieme Heure 2023 (Frankrike)

Plot summary

"Like many other Russian teenagers, 16-year-old Marusya is determined to end her life. But on a grunge forum she meets her soul mate, Kimi. The two spend a decade filming their youthful euphoria and angst, joy and misery at the heart of the ‘depressing Russian federation’." (the production company's synopsis)

Technical specifications

Length in minutes 80 min
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Release dates

Festival showing 2023-03-08 Victoria 4 Stockholm Sweden Tempo Dokumentärfestival 2023
Release in Sweden 2023-10-06 Sweden
Cinema release in Sweden 2023-10-06 Sweden
Release in Sweden 2023-10-06 Sweden
Cinema release in Sweden 2023-10-06 Sweden

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