THE TALE OF THE DEAF

TitleTHE TALE OF THE DEAF
BrandMTS KION
Product/ServiceTHE KION ONLINE CINEMA
Category E03. Online: Fiction & Non-Fiction
Entrant ZEBRA HERO Moscow, RUSSIA
Idea Creation ZEBRA HERO Moscow, RUSSIA
Media Placement MTS Moscow, RUSSIA
Production ZEBRA HERO Moscow, RUSSIA
Production 2 TAKE-SHOT Moscow, RUSSIA
Post Production ZEBRA HERO Moscow, RUSSIA
Credits
Name Company Position
Husky Husky Zebra Hero Deaf guy
Anton Adasinskiy Zebra Hero Organ grinder
Philip Yuriev Zebra Hero Director
Mikhail Khasaya Zebra Hero Director of photography
ANNA BOKINA Zebra Hero PRODUCER
Denis Kolesov Zebra Hero Creative producer
Andrey Paukov Zebra Hero Executive producers
Elena Samoilova Zebra Hero Executive producers
Artem Tsaregorodtsev Zebra Hero Executive producers
Maria Yakovleva MTS KION Executive producers
Valery Kopytin MTS KION Executive producers
Nikolay Verstin MTS KION Executive producers
Arina Yezhova MTS KION Executive producers
Ravil Salikhov Take shot Executive producers
Elena Panfilova Take shot Line producers
Yulia Volova Take shot Line producers
Daria Kostyuchenko Take shot 1st AD

Write a short summary of what happens in the film

The Tale of the Deaf is a horror film about the life of a deaf-mute shadow play actor trying to capture the attention of paupers in a shabby pub. Suddenly, a mysterious stranger enters the establishment, carrying a hypnotizing barrel organ. His musical act drives all the guests insane, sucking their souls out. The organ grinder however never expected one of the paupers to simply not hear his diabolical melody.

Cultural / Context information for the jury

What really makes this movie stand out is that the lead role was played not by a professional actor, but by a popular Russian rapper, Husky. An underground musician who never gives interviews and never participates in any outside projects suddenly appears before the audience as an actor, and the one with a really complex part—the role of a deaf-mute shadow play artist.