Name: The Hope Factory
Genre: Drama
Released: 2014-01-25
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Cast: Stepan Devonin, Kseniya Radchenko, Danil Steklov

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Story

Industrial city of Norilsk: factories, cold, chemical air. The only desire of young people living here is to leave, against all odds. A docu-style, emotionally-driven drama about a young girl desperately fighting for an escape which is so blurry, and for love which is so insecure.

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Docu-Style Drama
Bleak Social Realism
Industrial Town Setting
Youthful Despair
Quest for Escape
Insecure Love
Existential Struggle
Melancholic & Atmospheric
Socio-Economic Commentary

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Directed by: Natalya Meshchaninova
Written by: Natalya Meshchaninova, Lyubov Mulmenko, Ivan Ugarov
Produced by: Aleksandr Plotnikov, Zaur Bolotaev, Elena Stepanishcheva
Music by: Zhak Polyakov

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Facts

January 25, 2014 · 1 h 44 min · Disturbing Imagery

Released: January 25, 2014
Runtime: 1 h 44 min
Content: Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Drama
Original language: Russian
Made in: Russia

Q&A

4 questions, like "Is The Hope Factory worth watching?"

Questions about The Hope Factory

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Is The Hope Factory worth watching?

58

DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 58 (IMDb 6.5).

Will I feel good after watching The Hope Factory?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for melancholy and 8 for bleakness, against 3 for hopefulness.

Is The Hope Factory plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is The Hope Factory in English?

Russian

No, it was made in Russian.