School Of Seduction

Name: School Of Seduction
Director: Alina Rudnitskaya
Released: 2019

Alina Rudnitskaya 2019

Three Russian women in their 30s who all seek the same: security, a higher social status and eternal happiness. Not an easy wish to fulfill in today’s Russia, where the patriarchy dominates. So our heroines take matters into their own hands and join a course in the art of seducing a man – preferably a rich one. Seven years of recordings paint a sometimes tragicomic picture of gender roles and femininity in Putin’s Russia.

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Running Time:

97 min.

Spoken Languages:

Russian

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Alina Rudnitskaya

Producers:

Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær

Cinematographers:

Alina Rudnitskaya, Alexander Demyanenko, Fedor Bakulin, Aygul Musina, Sergei Maksimov

Editors:

Cathrine Ambus

Production Companies:

Danish Documentary

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Society

Women

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“A thoughtful look at Russian culture and the long-term impact on the lives of individual ‘graduates’ of Seduction School and their families”

Filmink.com
“A jaw-dropping look at one of the many new businesses designed to help women get ahead in Russia's post-communist, new capitalist marriage market. At a time where political and cultural reactionary movements are fast-growing all over the world, this documentary feels very relevant.”

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