Quarantine (2021 film)

Quarantine
Directed byDiana Ringo
Written byDiana Ringo
Produced byDiana Ringo
StarringAnatoliy Beliy, Aleksandr Obmanov
CinematographyDmitry Strizhevsky
Edited byDiana Ringo
Music byDiana Ringo
Production
company
AElita Productions
Release dates
  • 14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) (Amur Autumn Film and Theater Festival)
  • 2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) (Amazon Prime)
Running time
74 minutes
CountriesRussia, Ukraine, Finland
LanguageRussian

Quarantine (Russian: КАРАнтин, romanized: KARAntin) is a Russian-Finnish dystopian drama film written and directed by Diana Ringo.[1] The film premiered on 14 September 2021 in Blagoveschensk, Russia.[2][3] Moscow premiere was held on 4 October at KARO Oktyabr.[4][5][6] The film is an official non-English language Golden Globes 2022 entry (Russia, Finland).[7][8]

Plot

In the near-future, the protagonist of the film, Felix, has not left his house for more than 20 years, since the whole world was placed under quarantine. After the quarantine was announced, a global catastrophe happened. Felix was one of the few who managed to hide underground, in a bunker, and survive. He is completely alone, without any means of communication. His only companions are the ghosts of the people he once knew. Felix is haunted by the idea that he could have stopped the disaster, since he had the opportunity to tell the truth to the world.

Felix recalls conversations with Kirill, his former friend, who said that during a crisis it is only possible to survive if one remains silent and does not interfere with the ongoing events. Felix's female friend on the other hand was convinced that it is possible to save the world and that Felix must disclose the secret information that he is in possession of.

Cast

  • Anatoliy Beliy as Felix
  • Aleksandr Obmanov as Kirill
  • Diana Ringo as Her
  • Aleksey Sharanin as radio announcer (voice)
Aleksandr Obmanov and Diana Ringo at the film premiere of "Quarantine"

Production

The film was shot in Russia, Ukraine, Finland and Austria.[9][10] Quarantine is an independent film made without government support. The film is the directorial debut of composer Diana Ringo, who wrote the soundtrack and script for the film. She wrote the screenplay during the COVID-19 lockdown in Vienna, Austria.[11][12] Merited Artist of the Russian Federation Anatoly Bely starred in the main role of the protagonist Felix in the film. For actor Aleksandr Obmanov, it was his first starring role in a feature film.[9][13]

Music

Besides directing, Diana Ringo has an extensive background as a pianist and composer.[14][15][11] Quarantine soundtrack consists of classical style compositions combined with modern sounds of synthesizers which mirror the bleak and tormented inner world of the protagonist as envisioned by Diana Ringo. The original motion picture soundtrack was written by Diana Ringo using her keyboard and Logic Pro X with various VST plugins by Native Instruments.[14][16][17]

The film's soundtrack consisting of 26 tracks covering a duration of 1:02:58 was made available on YouTube on 22 February 2021.[18] In 2022 the soundtrack has been released on Bandcamp.[14][19] In the film some of the music is shortened, while the released soundtrack album contains music in full-length, as originally recorded.

Release

World premiere of the film was held on 14 September 2021 at the Amur Autumn Film and Theater Festival in Blagoveschensk, Russia.[2][3] Moscow premiere was held on 4 October at the KARO Oktyabr cinema center.[4][5][6]

The film was also screened in 2021 in Vienna, Austria, and Prague, Czechia.[20][21]

In 2022 the film was selected for the main program of the 5th Ravno Selo Film Festival in Serbia. Founder of the festival is Lazar Ristovski.[22][23]

Quarantine was released on digital streaming by Prime Video on November 2, 2021.[24] In 2022 the film has also been released on the FilmDoo platform.[25]

Awards

Quarantine won the Best Visual Effects or Design award at the 2021 edition of ES Europe International Film Festival.[26]

References

  1. ^ "KARAntin". KAVI. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  2. ^ a b "Объявлены внеконкурсная программа и жюри 19-го фестиваля кино и театра "Амурская осень"" [Out-of-competition program and jury of the 19th Amur Autumn Cinema and Theater Festival announced]. Kino-teatr.ru. 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "XIX фестиваль кино и театра "Амурская осень" объявил состав жюри" [XIX festival of cinema and theater "Amur Autumn" has announced the composition of the jury]. Kinobusiness.ru.
  4. ^ a b "Первый полнометражный фильм Дианы Ринго "КАРАнтин" стал событием". Imenno. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  5. ^ a b "В столице представили антиутопию "КАРАнтин"". Kinobusiness. 5 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Dystopian film "Quarantine" by Diana Ringo premiered in Moscow". Yandex Zen.
  7. ^ "Golden Globes 2022 Non-English Language Film Submissions". Golden Globes.
  8. ^ "Finnish films compete for the 2022 Golden Globe awards". Helsinki Times. 6 December 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Information about the Film" (PDF). dianaringo.com.
  10. ^ "OCA Magazine". OCA Magazine (#38, spring ed.). London: Hertfordshire Press. 2021. p. 54. ISSN 2053-1036.
  11. ^ a b "Quarantine (Russia, Finland) - Golden Globes". Golden Globe Awards.
  12. ^ ""Quarantine": An Exclusive Interview with Diana Ringo". WorldFilmGeek.
  13. ^ "Кто такой Александр Обманов, сыгравший главную роль в фильме «1984»?". Argumenty i Fakty.
  14. ^ a b c "Diana Ringo about Scoring for Film - "The soundtrack is the soul of a movie."". 15 Questions. 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.{cite web}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ "Biography". dianaringo.com.
  16. ^ Günther Kramer (3 June 2021). "Interview with "Quarantine" director Diana Ringo". Indie Cinema Magazine.
  17. ^ "Interview with Diana Ringo". Lazie Indie Magazine. No. 13. 27 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Quarantine / КАРАнтин (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Саундтрек) [2021]". Diana Ringo's YouTube.
  19. ^ "Quarantine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Diana Ringo". Diana Ringo's Bandcamp.
  20. ^ "Российско-финский фильм "КАРАнтин" представлен в Вене". Archived from the original on 20 Jun 2022.
  21. ^ "Фильм "Подольские курсанты" покажут на международном кинофестивале в Праге". Riamo.ru. 10 November 2021.
  22. ^ "SVETSKE PREMIJERE U RAVNOM SELU Film festival okuplja domaće i strane autore, evo i detaljnog programa" [WORLD PREMIERES IN RAVNO SELO - The film festival brings together domestic and foreign authors, here is a detailed program]. Blic.
  23. ^ "Peti Ravno selo film festival od 30. juna do 3. jula" [Fifth Ravno Selo Film Festival from June 30 to July 3]. City Magazine.
  24. ^ "Watch KARAntin - Prime Video". Amazon Prime.
  25. ^ "NEW TO FILMDOO: FRENCH TOUCH: DESIRES, RONY ROLLER CIRCUS, A NIGHT IN THE FIELDS AND MORE". FilmDoo. March 18, 2022.
  26. ^ "Winners 2021". ES Europe IFF. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23.

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