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Because of a Little Apple

The film is based on a short story by Anton Chekhov “Because of little apples”.
The action is transferred from the nobleman and the apple garden to these days, to a supermarket.
A guy proposes to his girlfriend and, not paying attention to the surveillance cameras, in a merry mood they hide a bottle of cognac into a bag, which gives the shop manager a chance to feel like a nobleman and the boss of the situation and their lives.
And for the young couple their meeting with the shop manager becomes a serious trial for their feelings. Will they endure it?

  • Ksenia Roganova
    Director
  • Ksenia Roganova
    Writer
  • Pavel Roganov
    Producer
  • Svetlana Bukhtoyarova
    Key Cast
  • Ivan Grigoriev
    Key Cast
  • Vitaly Krylov
    Key Cast
  • Constantin Hramsov
    Key Cast
  • Anna Andreeva
    Key Cast
  • Igor Hvostovsky
    DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
  • Vlad Gritsenko
    DIRECTOR ASSISTANT
  • Sergey Siniak
    SOUND DIRECTOR
  • Egor Sevastyanov
    SOUND ENGINEER
  • Ksenia Demkina
    ART DIRECTOR
  • Olga Ilyashenko
    MAKEUP ARTIST
  • Vlad Gritsenko
    FOCUS PULLER
  • Igor Hvostovsky
    COLOR CORRECTION
  • Yevgeny Trush
    ELECTRICIANS
  • Alexander Rodin
    ELECTRICIANS
  • Ivan Bobin
    ELECTRICIANS
  • Ksenia Tolstykh
    SUBTITLES
  • REELROADЪ
    MUSIC
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    За яблочко (Za yablochko)
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 2, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television
  • 9th China International New Media Short Film Festival 2018
    Shenzhen
    China
    Award. Best Drama Short Film
  • KinoDrome: International Motion Picture & Screenplay Festival 2018
    Cleveland
    United States
    Award. Honorable Mention
  • Baalbeck's International Films Festival 2018
    Beirut
    Lebanon
    Award. Best Actress
  • Rome Independent Prisma Awards 2018
    Rome
    Italy
    Award. Best Supporting Actor Winner
  • FUORI MERCATO - Como Independent Film Festival 2018
    Como
    Italy
    Award. Best Short Film
  • Festival del cinema di Castelvolturno 2019
    Napoli
    Italy
    Award. Best Actress.
  • Peterhof Film Festival 2019
    Peterhof, Saint-Petersburg
    Russian Federation
    Award. Special diploma for the best interpretation of the classic literature by the language of the 21st century.
Director Biography - Ksenia Roganova

I was born in Volzhsky, Volgograd region, Russia, on 8th October 1983. From 1990 till 2001 I studied at Volzhsky secondary school №22. From 1996 till 2001 I also studied at an art school and graduated from it with a specialization in “Painting”. In 2008 I entered St. Petersburg State University of Art and Culture (workshop of Alexander Kiselyov.) and graduated from it in 2014 with a specialization “Film and photo studio manager”, film producer. Then I entered the Higher courses of film directors of St. Petersburg State University of Cinema and Television (workshop of Sergei Ovcharov) and finished it with a specialization “Filmmaker” (degree work "Because of a Little Apple").
During the studies I shot 4 fiction and 3 documentary works.
In January 2017 I finished working on “Because of a Little Apple” film shot after the short story “Because of Little Apples” by A. Chekhov.
At present I’m working on a documentary “2nd Life”.

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Director Statement

Of course, we must remember the commandment 'Thou shalt not steal'. But we must also remember that life can change at any second.
Even if the person stumbled, he has a chance to fix everything. But if he continues to make mistakes, bending under the weight of circumstances, he can go deeper and deeper.