Nothing Personal

  • 92'
  • Russia
  • 2007
Once again former Tiger Award winner Larisa Sadilova masterfully observes the psychology of simple men. Her fourth film, Nothing Personal, is based on her own script and contains elements of a detective story, voyeurism, suspense and passion.
Private detective Zimin receives an assignment to keep an apartment under observation. Having safely mounted the bugs and cameras, he begins to observe a middle-aged pharmacist, Irina. Step by step, he delves into her private life. He gets to know her emotional and intimate secrets and becomes more and more interested in them. Irina’s life fascinates him and fills in the emptiness of his own dull life and marriage. Just when he starts wondering why it is Irina he has to spy on, he finds out that he has made a mistake and the cameras should have been placed in the apartment next to hers. What he finds in the ‘right’ apartment is a cheap blonde and her lover - a nouveau riche man who most probably wants to secure his treasure only for himself. Zimin follows the life of this true subject of his assignment, the blonde, but cannot stop thinking of Irina who has become an influential part of his real life. His wife suspects something, but nevertheless Zimin decides to make contact with the lonesome and melancholic Irina. (LC)

  • 92'
  • Russia
  • 2007
Director
Larisa Sadilova
Premiere
European premiere
Country of production
Russia
Year
2007
Festival Edition
IFFR 2008
Length
92'
Medium
35mm
Original title
Nichego lichnogo
Language
Russian
Producers
Rustam Akhadov, Ilkhom Makhkamov
Production Company
Arsi-Film
Sales
Arsi-Film
Screenplay
Larisa Sadilova
Cinematography
Dobrynia Morgachev, Dmitry Mishin
Editor
Elena Danshina
Production Design
Nigmat Djuraev
Sound Design
Abduraim Chariev
Cast
Zoya Simonova, Natalia Kochetova
Director
Larisa Sadilova
Premiere
European premiere
Country of production
Russia
Year
2007
Festival Edition
IFFR 2008
Length
92'
Medium
35mm
Original title
Nichego lichnogo
Language
Russian
Producers
Rustam Akhadov, Ilkhom Makhkamov
Production Company
Arsi-Film
Sales
Arsi-Film
Screenplay
Larisa Sadilova
Cinematography
Dobrynia Morgachev, Dmitry Mishin
Editor
Elena Danshina
Production Design
Nigmat Djuraev
Sound Design
Abduraim Chariev
Cast
Zoya Simonova, Natalia Kochetova