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The four

A group of tough guys from St. Petersburg beat a stranger to death in a club. Having taken his dropped phone, these fans of bloody action movies and brutal superhero flicks decide to make their own film. To help with this, they invite Arik, their friend from a strict Muslim family. While filming, the guys stumble upon photos stored in the phone's memory. These photos unequivocally indicate that their friend Arik not only knew the murdered man, but they were a gay couple.

Arik, realizing what has happened, cuts off all contact with his four former friends. They, in turn, rat him out to his father, hoping for retribution or worse, a "correction" of his otherness.

The whole situation unfolds against the backdrop of St. Petersburg, a city with a once-great culture, in spaces where some of the four guys study acting, reciting monologues from Bergman and listening to lectures about the transformative power of art.

  • Таня Вайнштейн
    Director
  • Таня Вайнштейн
    Writer
  • Диана Родионова
    Producer
  • Анастасия Полякова
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Четверка
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    24 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 9, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Цифровой
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Part Academy
Director Biography - Таня Вайнштейн

Tanya Weinstein is a theater and film director, screenwriter, teacher and artistic director
of the Part Academy, co-founder of the Skorokhod site in St. Petersburg.
She has staged more than 50 performances in Russia, Europe and the USA. In her work,
she resorts to modern forms: site-specific, physical, immersive and documentary theaters.
In the last few years, along with the theater, she turns to writing screenplays and film
directing. As a director, she shot several music videos, the short film "Shelter" and her debut TV
series "On the Road".

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