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13% Rotten Tomatoes Directed by Shamim Sarif Music by Rachel Portman Initial release 29 January 2016 (Spain) Story by Shamim Sarif Music director Rachel Portman | 5.6/10 IMDb 2/5 Empire Written by Shamim Sarif Cinematography David Johnson Director Shamim Sarif Producer Hanan Kattan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Hanan Kattan, Lisa Tchenguiz Starring Rebecca Ferguson
Sam Reid
Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Charles Dance
Anthony Head
Antje Traue
Thure Lindhardt Cast Rebecca Ferguson, Charles Dance, Antje Traue, Sam Reid, Anthony Head Similar I Can’t Think Straight, The World Unseen, Manhattan Night, Drowning Ghost, The Red Tent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Despite the falling snow official uk trailer hd in cinemas 15 april
Despite the Falling Snow is a 2016 British Cold War espionage film film directed by Shamim Sarif, adapted from her novel of the same name. Starring Rebecca Ferguson, Charles Dance, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Antje Traue, Sam Reid, Anthony Head and Thure Lindhardt the film was released in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2016.
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Official trailer despite the falling snow
Plot
Then film is set in the post-Stalinist Soviet Union. A young Soviet woman, Katya, lost her parents during the Stalinist repressions. Though she pretends to be a communist, she hates the regime and spies for the Americans. Her boyfriend Misha also helps her obtain important information for the Americans. As part of her next assignment, she meets the young and good-looking Sasha, who belongs to the Kremlin elite. In order to spy on him, Katya ends up marrying Sasha but not everything is going to the plan. Katya soon falls in love with Sasha, and plans to defect to the United States with him. However, just before her trip to the US, Katya mysteriously vanishes. Sasha stays in America alone, and over the course of 30 years becomes a successful businessman in America. Many years afterwards, he visits a post-communist Russia seeking to solve Katya's disappearance. He and his niece Lauren work together, searching for clues. They meet Misha, who has become an old alcoholic; he tells them what really happened to Katya.
Production
The film was shot in Belgrade, Serbia. The film's score by Rachel Portman was performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
Accolades
The film won three awards at the 2016 Prague Independent Film Festival including Best Feature Film, Best Actress (Rebecca Ferguson) and Best Supporting Actor (Anthony Head).