Canada / Sep 24, 2015
It Is the Opposite That Is Good for Us
1h 33min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Natasha takes place over the course of one summer. It is the story of Mark Berman, 16, the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants living in the suburbs north of Toronto. When his uncle enters into an arranged marriage with woman from Moscow, the woman arrives in Canada with her fourteen year-old daughter, Natasha. Mark, a slacker, is conscripted by his parents to take responsibility for the strange girl. He learns that, in Moscow, she’d led a troubled and promiscuous life. A secret and forbidden romance begins between the two of them that has bizarre and tragic consequences for everyone involved.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Pavel Tsitrinel | Meyer |
| Mila Kanev | Dora |
| Lola Tash | Zhana |
| Alla Kadysh | Faina |
| Sergiy Kotelenets | Gena |
| John Mavro | Daniel |
| Jonathan Purdon | Older Pool Guy |
| Joshua Teixeira | Kid #1 |
| Grisha Pasternak | Vadim |
| David Boyce | Judge |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Natasha |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Pусский |
| Production countries | Canada |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 24 settembre 2015 |
| Executive producer | Aeschylus Poulos, Daniel Ostroff, Hussain Amarshi, Jeff Sackman |
| Production | Deborah Marks, Bill Marks, Julia Rosenberg |
| Writer | David Bezmozgis |
| Casting | Marsha Chesley |
| Editing | Michelle Szemberg, Orlee Buium, Drake Conrad, David Hermiston |
| Cinematography | Guy Godfree, Demetri Portelli, Brian Cassar, Tara Dixit, Todd N. Thompson, Daniel M. Veldman, Devin Myler, Christos Kalohoridis, Elly Dassas |
| Assistant directors | David Sparkes, Kira McCord, Fatima Palhetas, David Bezmozgis, Jennifer Capraru |
| Lighting | Ryan Hernandez, Samuel Lebel-Wong |
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