Feature Film AFIN 161
Better together
Directed by 
Anastasia Vasileva
AFIN 2023 Nominee
- 2023
- 1h 56m
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Russia - Russian
- Drama
- Comedy
- Romance
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Synopsis
A lovelace and a famous instagram coach, Peter, comes over to his parents' house with his two sisters for the celebration of their 40th wedding day. The relationship among siblings is remarkably uneasy.
Director's Statement
Feature film "Better together" is a mix of my observation of relationships in families. Main character Jenya is me who was trying all her childhood to understand why grownups do not want to be happy whereas happiness is always close to us. As a director, I wanted to show the most recognisable relationships nowadays in our society.
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Director's Biography
Anastasia Vasileva Director
Education- Central Saint Martins, London; NYFA LA Filmography Shorts: Transformation 2018 Big Happiness 2018 Fasten your seatbelts 2019 Cold call 2019 Narcolepsy 2020 Future is ours 2020 Isolation 2020 Projection 2020 Feature film- Better together 2022
Placings
Recognised in this category at AFIN 2023, as announced that season.
- Best Feature Film Honorable Mention
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Better together was an official Nominee for Best Emerging Female Director at the AFIN International Film Festival 2023, a Top 100 Best Reviewed and IMDb-qualifying festival.
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