Time of a Dancer

Time of a Dancer (Время танцора), also translated as Dancer's Time, is a 1997 Russian war drama film directed by Vadim Abdrashitov.

Plot
They returned from the war. On the one hand, they won, and on the other, they lost, because they forgot how to live in peace. But the war did not destroy the most important thing in them: the will to live.

Cast

 * Andrey Egorov as Andrei Podobed
 * Yuri Stepanov as Valeriy Belosheikin
 * Sergey Garmash as Fiedel
 * Zurab Kipshidze as Temur
 * Chulpan Khamatova as Katya
 * Svetlana Kopylova as Larisa, Valeriy's wife
 * Vera Voronkova as Tamara
 * Natalya Loskutova as Olga Pavlovna
 * Sergey Nikonenko as Fyodor
 * Mikhail Bogdasarov as Said

Screenings
Time of a Dancer was screened in the Stalker Human Rights Film Festival's regional presentation in Rostov-on-Don in 2010, where Abdrashitov engaged in discussion about the film with the audience.

Awards

 * Nika Award (1997): Best Screenplay  (Aleksandr Mindadze), Best Male Supporting Role  (Zurab Kipshidze)
 * Kinotavr  (1998)  Grand Prix
 * Locarno Festival (1998) Special Jury Prize