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201555 minPGdocumentary

The Little Prince

201555 minPGdocumentary

Two years of filming and editing result in a family film that draws journalists from across Russia to a small village on the slopes of former coal mines.

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Olga Privolnova

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Two years of filming and editing result in a family film that draws journalists from across Russia to a small village on the slopes of former coal mines.

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Olga Privolnova

Olga Privolnovadirector

Olga Privolnova

Olga Privolnovawriter

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Oleg Pavlov lives in a small village on the slopes of former coal mines. He spends two years filming a version of "The Little Prince" with his four children using a low-cost camera he bought for retirement. As journalists from across Russia visit the family, a disconnect emerges. The children refuse to attend the film's premiere, and Oleg remains unresponsive when his eldest daughter leaves for another city. He sleeps through significant moments, and no one wakes him.

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