Private Project

To be ready

A man's body is found in an apartment. His wife is being interrogated. But she has an ironclad alibi: she spent the entire day... with aliens!

  • Maksim Markov
    Director
  • Maksim Markov
    Writer
  • Ayken Kuatbaeva
    Producer
  • Sergey Gorbachev
    Producer
  • Ekaterina Chermnykh
    Key Cast
  • Mikhail Asten
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Быть готовой
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    criminal, Sci-Fi, phantasmagoria
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 18, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    35,000 RUB
  • 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:
    No
Director Biography - Maksim Markov

Born in 1979.
Film critic, screenwriter, director.
Author of the book “Dissecting LEVIATHAN: Director Andrei Zvyagintsev about his film shot-by-shot”.
Lives in Moscow.
Filmography:
“The Girl Comes Home” (2004)
“Snow White and the Witch” (2009)
“Grisha's Anniversary” (2010, documentary)
“Essay on Hidden” (2022)
“Essay on Hidden: How it was” (2022, documentary)
“To be ready” (2025)
“The Girls” (2025)
“Friends” (2025)

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