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It Doesn't Hurt Me (Russian: Мне не больно: Mne ne bolno) is a 2006 Russian film directed by Aleksey Balabanov. The film was released on June 15, 2006 in Russia and stars Renata Litvinova, Aleksandr Yatsenko, and Dmitriy Dyuzhev as three young adults living in St.Petersburg.

Synopsis

Tata (Renata Litvinova) is a vivacious young woman whose health is deteriorating due to leukemia. When she meets Misha (Aleksandr Yatsenko) and Oleg (Dmitriy Dyuzhev), the three hit it off well and Tata begins to date Misha. The problem is that she keeps her diagnosis from Misha, which complicates the relationship.

Cast

Renata Litvinova as Tata

Aleksandr Yatsenko as Misha

Dmitriy Dyuzhev as Oleg

Nikita Mikhalkov as Sergei Sergeyevich

Inga Strelkova-Oboldina as Alya (as Inga Oboldina-Strelkova)

Valentin Kuznetsov as Vasya

Sergey Makovetskiy as Doctor

Mark Rudinshtejn as Zilberman

Marina Solopchenko as Zilberman's wife

Mariya Nikiforova as Doctor's wife

Ilya Mozgovoy as Security guard Sasha

Sami Hurskulahti as Otto

Veronika Dmitriyeva as Girl in train

Dariya Utkina as Tanya (as Dasha Utkina)

Marina Shpakovskaya as Prostitute

Reception

Time Out Russia gave the movie a positive review and called it a "strong melodrama". Seans, a Saint Petersburg-published magazine specializing on cinema published a number of short review of the most influential authors. The reviews were generally positive, and, in particular, they emphasized a good performance of Litvinova.