CHAMPION
Ismail is the elder of a Chechen village, and his word is law for all local residents. Ismail is a champion of old traditions and does not tolerate anything "new-fangled". One day, his grandson Rustam calls his grandfather and tells him that he has just won the Wrestling Championship and will soon come home. Ismail is very proud of his grandson - he will continue their family traditions, where all the men became champions in wrestling! But when Rustam arrives in the village, it turns out that the hard-of-hearing Ismail misheard his grandson's words: he won the Barista Championship, not the Wrestling Championship. And now he has come home to open a modern coffee shop in the village! This is a terrible insult to Ismail, because his grandson has broken family traditions! He drives him away, forbidding him to show up in the village. Rustam is forced to obey the word of the elder of the family. But before leaving, he decides to have a frank talk with his grandfather...
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Andrei IvanovDirector
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Sergey VistrikovWriter
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Pavel KosovProducer
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:11 minutes 55 seconds
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Completion Date:September 18, 2024
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Production Budget:30,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Russian Federation
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Country of Filming:Russian Federation
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Language:Russian
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:2:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Biography of the director
Andrei Ivanov
Place of birth: Leningrad city, 1987
Place of growing up: the city of St. Petersburg (Russia), the city of Hameenlinna (Finland), the city of Chiang Mai (Thailand)
Higher education: St. Petersburg Institute of Film and Television graduate of 2019 (film and television producer)
St. Petersburg Institute of Film and Television class of 2019 (cinematography)
Creative portfolio:
short film "Reflection" 2015
short film "First Kiss" 2015
web series "Murphy's Law" 2016
short film "NONAME" 2019
documentary film "Daydream" 2020
short film "Gate to Heaven" 2021
series “Cat” 2022
series “Cool Change” 2023
short film “Champion” 2024
movie “Heart of steel” 2025