Malaga Competition Title ‘Tolyatti Adrift’ Debuts Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

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Ed Meza @edmezavarRussia-set documentary “Tolyatti Adrift,” which premieres in competition at the Malaga Festival, has debuted its trailer with Variety.

The first feature-length work by Spanish director Laura Sisteró is being sold internationally by Prague-based Filmotor (excluding Spain and France).“Tolyatti Adrift” examines life in the Russian city of Tolyatti, once the symbol of socialist pride and home of the famed Lada automobile (currently manufactured by Renault-owned AvtoVAZ), but now known as Russia’s Detroit.

Sisteró explores the lives of three teenagers, Slava, Misha and Lera, as they struggle to survive in the city while facing the challenges of adulthood and the prospects of a dystopian future.

In this desperate atmosphere, a movement known as Boyevaya Klassika arises, bringing together young people who rescue the old iconic Lada cars from the local factory and turn them into an expression of high-octane rebellion.While the invasion of Ukraine has complicated its release in Russia, the film’s focus on a bleak and destitute city is a timely reminder of what could transpire across the country in the face of massive international sanctions.“The film team condemns the recent actions in Ukraine while rejecting any military confrontation where the civilian population is affected,” said producer Bernat Manzano of Barcelona-based Boogaloo Films. “In times of turmoil and crisis, ‘Tolyatti Adrift’ offers a vision of the reality of a hopeless and rebellious Russian youth, in one of the cities with the least future prospects in Russia.