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Release Date:
May 5, 2022
Original Title:
מלחמתה של רעיה סיניצינה
Alternate Titles:
Milchamta shel Raya Sinitsina
Wojna Rai Sinicyny
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Muse Productions
Production Countries:
Israel
Ratings / Certifications:
RU: 16+
Runtime: 88
A young filmmaker meets and follows Raya, a 94-year-old Soviet war heroine who fought in the Siege of Leningrad. As Head of the World War II Disabled Veterans Club in her city, she introduces him to a vanishing generation in Israel. Her own fighting spirit and willpower are still fierce. As Raya faces the loss of her last comrades and her health deteriorates, the two become involved in a spiritual process that awakens the young woman within her; Through her eyes and dreams, they create their own reality in which time and age lose all meaning. Their growing closeness transforms a film about war and loss into a mystical story of love and friendship.
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Director:
Efim Graboy
Director of Photography:
Daniel Binsted
Efim Graboy
Editor:
Efim Graboy
Original Music Composer:
Omri Behr
Producer:
Yahaly Gat
Efim Graboy
Screenplay:
Efim Graboy
Sound Designer:
Anton Levkin
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