Premiere in the German-language Realm
Zoology / Zoologiya
by Ivan I. Tverdovsky
Secondary title
Zoologiya
Country / Year
Russia, France, Germany / 2016
Duration
87 Min.
Languages
Russian
Subtitles
English
German
Genre
Tags
Direction
Ivan I. Tverdovsky
Cast
Natalia Pavlenkova,
Dmitry Groshev,
Irina Chipizhenko
Natascha is responsible for feeding the animals at a zoo in a southern Russian town. The single fiftysomething, who still lives with her mother, has a much better relationship with the animals than her work colleagues. Colleagues, who take joy in playing tricks on Natascha. She is stuck and it seems that life has no surprises for her until one day she comes to the realisation that… she is growing a tail! While having an x-ray done, Natascha meets radiologist Pyotr, a young man whose interest brings out the best in her. Meanwhile, rumours of a woman who has been possessed by the devil are spreading around town unsettling the locals – not least Natascha’s pious mother… Director Ivan I.