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BAPTISM

The drama of a baptism banned by the Soviet authorities. She has lost a child that she will carry in her soul all her life. She had to leave her second child alone with his father, leaving for work in Italy, to ensure a decent life for her family. But she hopes that she will eventually return home.

  • Ivan Naniev
    Director
  • Ivan Naniev
    Writer
  • Sergiu Scobioala
    Producer
  • Alexandra Vlass
    Producer
  • Ecaterina Cojocaru
    Key Cast
    "Maria"
  • Tais Razumovskaya
    Key Cast
    "Natalia"
  • Andrei Reshalov
    Key Cast
    "Vasea"
  • Boris Culibaba
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Крещение
  • Project Type:
    Other
  • Genres:
    drama, action
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 22 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 25, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    200,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Moldova, Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy, Moldova, Republic of
  • Language:
    English, Romanian, Russian
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Tashkent Film Festival
    Tashkent
    Uzbekistan
    September 15, 2022
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Amazon Prime Video Direct
    Distributor
    Country: United States
    Rights: Video on Demand
  • Sergiu Scobioala
    Sales Agent
    Country: Moldova, Republic of
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Ivan Naniev

Naniev Ivan Kazbekovich - actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. Born December 9, 1983, Moldova, Bravicha, Calarasi.

He grew up in the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldavian Republic. At the age of 16, he finished school ahead of schedule and entered the Moldavian State University at the Faculty of International Law. After graduation, he worked as a programmer of robotic technology in Italy. In 2007, he entered the civil service in an Italian non-governmental organization to help refugees. In 2008, he became an adviser to the organization "Help for children" to help orphans from the city of Gomel.

In 2010, Ivan founded a film studio and produced his first film "FAT", thus bringing Moldovan cinema out of 25 years of stagnation. At the moment, Ivan Naniev has organized many projects in the field of business and cinema, various music and film festivals, and has also produced 2 series, 5 feature films and more than 20 commercial or informational documentary projects.

Married since 2007
Spouse - Victoria Naniev
Children - Yakov Naniev, Katrin Naniev
Languages ​​- Romanian, Russian, English, Italian, Ukrainian.

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