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Aljona Suržikova
documentary maker
Estonian filmidirector
Aljona Suržikova tells remarkable stories about russian people in Estonia.
Films
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2017
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Documentary, Problem oriented
| Director:
Aljona Suržikova, Julia Iskhakova
The preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, include big changes to the area. Do the small villages in the neighbourhood manage to stay alive and retain their everyday routine?
One of the biggest resorts with subtropical climate in Russia is Sochi. In 2014 there will be Winter Olympics. The president Putin has promised lots of snow for the games, no traffic jams and big investments. Austrian specialists already started planning big changes to the area. Do the small villages in the neighbourhood manage to stay alive and retain their everyday routine?
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2014
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Documentary, Portrait
| Director:
Aljona Suržikova
Story about loneliness. Documentary comedy about a man looking for a wife.
Comedy about a lonely man from Narva (border town next to Russia). Main protagonist is a 32-year-old man who lives alone in a very small apartment. He works as a history and participates in a trainings of dance club with the interest in Middle Ages. Misha also collects model cars. Moreover, he is passionate about buying his own Soviet car Volga 3102. Also he dreams of finding himself a wife. To do that Misha tries to meet girls through Internet. Meetings take place in different venues. Misha wants to have a wife and a family, but on the other hand he is very critical towards everything that is happening to him. Misha has a friend named Yuri who gives Misha entertaining tips. This story covers 1 year of Misha's life and by the end of the film viewers get an answer to the question what have happened to him after certain trials.
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2011
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Documentary, Portrait
| Director:
Aljona Suržikova
Portrait about Nadezhda, a street musician and a mother of nine, whose songs are full of love.
The documentary tells the story about Nadezhda who has moved to Estonia from Russia; for her, the most important people are her loving husband and nine children. Both Nadezhda and Rustam, the father of her children, are deeply religious and think God is present in everything and everybody. Her songs are extremely heartfelt and full of love towards God; she sings about her children and Estonia, love and God in the tunnel of Viru Centre and earns extra money.
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2009
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Documentary, Problem oriented
| Director:
Aljona Suržikova
Barmaid Olga is looking for love and happiness, in places near and far.
Barmaid Olga is looking in vain for love that would lead her to marriage. The first candidate for marriage went to prison. Olga gradually learns that being married with a prisoner cannot be her dream. Her life goes on, she finds a new man - however, this relationship turns out to be also as vague and distant as the previous one. Olga's wish to run away from loneliness and reality makes her travel to her next loved one.
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2008
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Documentary, Problem oriented
| Director:
Aljona Suržikova
Teenagers have a baby and suddenly everything changes: 15-year-old Snezhana and 16-year-old Vova become parents.
Characters of this film were born in 1990s, the times where there were no rules and stability in our country. Everything that had happened before was destroyed, while at the same time there was no vision for the future. Children of this generation lack ideals and motivation. Casual internet relationships, sex and break-ups satisfy their intimate needs. They start early with smoking, drinking and sex. These young people listen to strange music, agree on everything and are ready for everything. They have no big ambitions – a simple, steady job at the supermarket is enough for them. Behind such boring everyday life lies a deep philosophical drama. Fifteen-year old Snezhana lives together with sixteen-year old Vova for already half a year. Vova's mother is happy about the situation as the girl is good for him. The young couple is expecting a baby. Being under age, the parents decide to graduate from the 9th grade before the baby's birth. When the baby is born, everything will change, Snežana will become a mother. The baby girl has never seen her father – that explains her interest towards adult life. Yet, children often tend to start repeating their parents' mistakes ... How is Snezhana doing after the baby's born? Is Vova her father after all? What is Vova doing with his life after graduation?