How to Save a Dead Friend

How to Save a Dead Friend

103 mins | Documentary | April 15, 2022

Marusya is 16 and, like many Russian teenagers, is determined to end her life. Then she meets her soulmate in another millennial, Kimi. They spend a decade filming the euphoria and anxiety, the happiness and misery of their youth, muzzled by a violent and autocratic regime in the midst of a “depressed Russia”. This film is a cry from the heart, a tribute to an entire silenced generation.

How to Save a Dead Friend

103 mins | Documentary | April 15, 2022

How to Save a Dead Friend
Marusya is 16 and, like many Russian teenagers, is determined to end her life. Then she meets her soulmate in another millennial, Kimi. They spend a decade filming the euphoria and anxiety, the happiness and misery of their youth, muzzled by a violent and autocratic regime in the midst of a “depressed Russia”. This film is a cry from the heart, a tribute to an entire silenced generation.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers ARTE, RBB, Les Films du Tambour de soie, Sisyfos Film, Folke Film, Docs Vostok
Original title Как спасти мёртвого друга
Directors Marusya Syroechkovskaya
Writers Marusya Syroechkovskaya, Monika Franczak