Private Project

The Bus "33"

A young man named Peter wakes up and reveals himself in the middle of a snow-covered wasteland. There is only one point of interest which is a lonesome bus stop. Talking to the locals, whose weird behaviour alarms Peter from the very beginning he finds out that this place is called Deadend and that the only way to get out of here to Vocation is to take Bus «33». The more Peter gets to know about lifestyle and conceptions of Deadend’s inhabitants the more he loses his enthusiasm to achieve his purpose. But the sudden appearance of a young man named Andrey who also goes to Vocation changes the whole situation and helps Peter to regain his belief.

  • Aleksandr Bolsheshalskii
    Director
  • Aleksandr Bolsheshalskii
    Writer
  • Maria Troitskaya
    Writer
  • Ivan Danilenko
    Producer
  • Timur Rysaev
    Producer
  • Ivan Danilenko
    Key Cast
    "Peter"
  • Alexander Gumbarg
    Key Cast
    "Valdemar"
  • Tatiana Tihmeneva
    Key Cast
    "Serafima"
  • Ivan Malutin
    Key Cast
    "Andrey"
  • Elizaveta Moiseeva
    Key Cast
    "Tonya"
  • Kirill Vorontsov
    Key Cast
    "Grisha"
  • Alisa Halina
    Key Cast
    "Sveta"
  • Stepanida Gerasimova
    Key Cast
    "Ira"
  • Daniel Poz
    Cameraman
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Автобус "33"
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Psychological drama
  • Runtime:
    29 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 3, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • 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
Director Biography - Aleksandr Bolsheshalskii

Was born on May 19 1994. At the age of five started playing chess and ten years later became a chess grand master. At thirteen got carried away by the theatre: wrote plays in Russian and French and also acted in his own plays. At the same time started singing in a musical theatre. At the age of twenty got his first role in a movie and as a result acted in five different projects. At twenty-one shot his first short film but eventually didn’t release it. One year later shot his second film but it also wasn’t meant to see the light. At the age of twenty-three started working on “The Bus «33»” based on the play of the same name which was presented at the French Theatre Festival in the 2017.

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Director Statement

The idea of making this film was inspired by Samuel Becketts’ «Waiting for Godot».
This film reflects uncertainty and obscurantism of modern society.
Action in «The Bus 33» has a theatrical manner.