Film

The Competitors: Russia's Child Prodigies

2010 · 1h 38m · Documentary

At the age of seventeen, Irina Chistyakova looks back at an international concert career spanning ten years. Irina is the youngest of the four protagonists of the film Russia's Wonder Children made in 2000. By now seventeen years old, she is going through a drama that many prodigies experience: while they were children, they were able to stun audiences with the contrast of their delicate appearances and precocious talents. Like Irina, Nikita Mndoyants (18), Dmitry Krutogolovy (19), and Elena Kolesnichenko (25), are still showered with praise and distinction. But what price did they have to pay for it?

• Irene LangemannDirector
• Maksim TarasyuginDirector of Photography
• Dieter StürmerDirector of Photography
• Kawe VakilEditor

Release date

April 29, 2010

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Documentary

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