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European Film Academy awarded Russian film ''Unclenching the Fists'' for best editing

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European Film Academy awarded Russian film ''Unclenching the Fists'' for best editing


16.11.2021

Photo credit: a shot from Kira Kovalenko's Unclenching the fists/ GTRK Alania / youtube.com

Mukharam Kabulova, the editing director of the Russian film ''Unclenching the Fists'', received an award from the European Film Academy, TASS reports.

The winners of the major European cinema award were announced on November, 16. Mukharam Kabulova was named the best in the "Best Editing" category. Editor Vincent Deveaux also worked on the film.

''Unclenching the Fists" will represent Russia at the Oscars. Prior to that, the film had won the Un Certain Regard award at the Cannes Film Festival. It is the second film for Kira Kovalenko, the student of prominent Russian director Alexander Sokurov. 

The film was made in the Ossetian language; it was filmed in North Ossetia. Most of the roles in the film were played by non-professional actors. It tells the story of a family moving to another city after tragic events. The father's strict ways of upbringing prompts his daughter to run away.

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