Maxim Salutov, a young man worthy of all praise, and being on the rise of his career, falls in love with Lelia, a girl beyond his own social class. Maxim plucks up his courage, overcomes his shyness and without any hope, opens his heart to Lelia. Hooray! She reciprocated. The bride agreed, so did the groom. It looks like their happiness is close. But… no such luck!
As usual, here comes interference from the relatives, both close and distant ones. Some are not happy with the social status and background of the groom. The others are content with everything, but it suddenly turns out that Maxim himself has and old “skeleton in the closet”. That skeleton is about to fall out to the public view, with a big help from Waldemar, a young-age buddy of Maxim. Waldemar is exactly that distant cousin, who has stepped onto a slippery slope of blackmailing.
Nobody knows what would be the outcome of this story for Maxim and Lelia. However, Georges, an old- time teacher and mentor of Maxim, suddenly meddles in the course of the events; while Maxim decides to make another painful confession of his own accord.
AWARDS
2016 Los Angeles Cinema festival of Hollywood, (USA) Best Narrative Feature
2016 Los Angeles Cinema festival of Hollywood, (USA) Best Director
2016 Los Angeles Cinema festival of Hollywood, (USA) Best Actor
2016 Los Angeles Cinema festival of Hollywood, (USA) Best Actress
2016 Los Angeles Cinema festival of Hollywood, (USA) Best Cinematography
2016 Southampton International Film Festival (UK), Best Supporting Actor
2016 17-th TV/Cinema Forum «Together» Moscow, Special Award of the Literary Gazette
2016 First Krasnoyarsk International Film Festival (Russia), People’s Awards
2016 The Great Indian Film and Literature Festival, (Gurgaon India), Grand Prix
2017 Sochi Film Festival (Russia), Grand Prix
2017 Maycop International Film Festival, Best Original Score
2017 Maycop International Film Festival, Best Editing
2017 Feodosiya International Film Festival (Russia) Best Supporting Actress
2017 Feodosiya International Film Festival (Russia) Best Episodic Role
NOMINATIONS
2016 Southampton International Film Festival (UK) Best Screenplay
2016 Southampton International Film Festival (UK) Best Editing
2016 Southampton International Film Festival (UK) Best Supporting Actress
2017 Best Film Awards, (Romania) Best Film
2017 Best Film Awards, (Romania) Best Actor
2017 Best Film Awards, (Romania) Best Supporting Actor
2017 Annual Copenhagen Film Festival, Best Comedy
2017 Annual Copenhagen Film Festival, Best Producer
2017 Annual Copenhagen Film Festival, Best Cinematography
2017 Annual Copenhagen Film Festival, Best Screenwriter
2017 Nice International Film Festival (France) Best Foreign Language Feature Film
2017 Nice International Film Festival (France) Best Original Screenplay of a Short Foreign Language Film
2017 Nice International Film Festival (France) Best Costume
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
2016 First Open Festival of Russian Cinema
2016 Lucerne International Film Festival (Switzerland), Award of Merit
2016 I Film Maker (Festival, Malaga, Spain)
2017 Back in the Box Competition (LA, USA)
2017 Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne, (Australia)
2017 23-rd Film Festival «Literature and Cinema» (Gatchina, Russia)
2017 18-th Chekhov Theater Festival «Melikhov’s Spring» (Melikhovo, Russia)
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NEWS
October 16, 2016
The first Krasnoyarsk International Film Festival was held between 12th to 15th October 2016. 330 applications from 25 countries were submitted for participation in this festival. Films were shown during 4 days at six theaters in the city of Krasnoyarsk and were visited by 3,500 people. The film “Joker” won Diploma of the 1st degree and the People’s Choice Award at this film festival.
December 1, 2016
The film "Joker" won the Grand Prix of The Great Indian Film and Literature Festival in Gurgaon (India). According to the organizers, 1764 films from 94 countries were received to participate in this festival. The film “Joker” will be shown at the festival's events, which will be held in the cities of Gurgaon, Bhopal and Jammu.