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‘Crystal Swan’ Director Darya Zhuk Preps Dystopian Science Fiction Drama ‘Exactly What It Seems’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Belarus-born directo Darya Zhuk will follow her Oscar Entry ‘Crystal Swan’ with ‘Exactly What It Seems,'
The film – produced by Allfilm’s Volia Chajkouskaya and Ivo Felt (Estonia) and Violetta Krechetova – is based on the original short story by Tatsiana Zamirovskaya, who will serve as a co-writer. “Satire and science fiction are great in creating just the right distance from the harsh reality of the current dictatorial regime and in examining the recent emotional trauma of a failed revolution in Belarus in 2020. Previously, Zhuk’s 2018 drama “Crystal Swan,” about a young DJ in the 1990s who hoped to realize her American Dream, was selected by Belarus as its submission for the Oscars’ Best Foreign Language Film category.
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