Alina

Name: Alina
Genre: Drama
Released: September 15, 2017
Rating: 25
Cast: Alisa Ermolaev, Anna Vlads, Darya Ekamasova, David Atrakchi, Diane Martella

2017

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| Release Date: September 15, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Alisa Ermolaev, Anna Vlads, Darya Ekamasova, David Atrakchi, Diane Martella, Evgeniya Orudzheva, Grisha Reydler, Kathryn Kates, Olga N. Bogdanova, Valeriya Korennaya

Summary: Alina, a young Russian woman, arrives in New York City to find her father with only a 25-year-old photo in her possession. She befriends Maria, a part-time bartender and hostess with whom she forms a strong bond. Alina is welcomed by an old model friend and is invited to move in with her and her roommate. She finds a freedom she neverAlina, a young Russian woman, arrives in New York City to find her father with only a 25-year-old photo in her possession. She befriends Maria, a part-time bartender and hostess with whom she forms a strong bond. Alina is welcomed by an old model friend and is invited to move in with her and her roommate. She finds a freedom she never experienced and becomes immersed in the party scene, trying everything from sex to drugs until things go sour. With the help of Maria, Alina discovers a raucous, loving Italian family who eventually assists her in her search. Through the family's help, she discovers her father’s true identity and the secret her mother has been keeping from her. Soon enough, she is able to reconnect her past and discover what real friendship and love is.… Expand

Director: Ben Barenholtz

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

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Movie Nation Roger Moore

Sep 14, 2017

It’s a short drama that lurches through assorted abrupt changes in tone, temperament and relationships. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Sep 14, 2017

Although the internet and cellphones exist in the movie, there’s a dated quality to the premise. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Sep 15, 2017

In addition to its unconvincing, cliché-ridden storyline, Alina takes itself too seriously. Read full review

Aaron Hillis

Sep 14, 2017

It’s all rather implausible, as is how all those cinema luminaries Barenholtz once nurtured seem to have no impact on his style-free storytelling. Read full review

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