Wanderer (Mikhail Shevchuk) Russia |

Wanderer
Mikhail Shevchuk
Russia. 2024. 131 min

On the threshold of a young teacher, Anya, living in a small seaside town, one day a wanderer appears who calls himself her husband Artyom, who has gone missing. How does this man know everything that only Artyom knew?

MIKHAIL SHEVCHUK

Mikhail Shevchuk, director, screenwriter, producer was born on 03.02.1968. In 1992 graduated from the Shchepkin Higher Theatre School, under the guidance of V.A. Safronov. In 1993 completed the Higher Director’s Courses at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), led by M.I. Tumanishvili. From 1993 to 1997, worked as an actor at the State Academic Maly Theatre. Also taught at the Shchepkin Theatre Institute. In 1999, directed the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare at the Russian Youth Theatre, and played the role of Tybalt. Also directed the play “The Martian Chronicles” by Ray Bradbury. Since 2005, a film director. Notable films in his portfolio include “Satisfaction”, “Hatred”, “Special Investigations Unit”, “Gamers,” “Breteur / Gamers 2.0.». In 2010, founded the film company “PROROK”.

FILMOGRAPHY
2024 – “Wanderer”, full-length film
2023 – “Masquerade”, full-length film
2016 – “Dance with me”, full-length film
2015 – “Run away, catch up, fall in love”, full-length film
2013 – “Brether”, TV series
2012 – “Gamers”, TV series
2010 – “Don’t be Fooled”, full-length film
2008 – “Hate”, TV series
2007 – “Panther”, TV series
2006 – “Chronicle of Hell”, full-length film
2006 – “Main caliber”, TV series
2005 – “Satisfaction”, TV series

DIRECTOR´S NOTE

The path of Russian cinema, its destiny, and its foundation lies in intellectual cinema. The kind that makes you think, analyze, and rethink different situations. Not in terms of genre or, God forbid, the hackneyed pseudo-elitism. I’m talking about serious, profound drama; above all, which is a compelling story and for cinema, it is a pictorial storytelling medium. It can be a comedy, melodrama, detective story – it doesn’t matter. The main thing is that it will inevitably raise acute questions without clear, simple answers, offering the viewer a chance to reflect on them. This thoughtful, serious dialogue with the viewer can be called the art of cinema. Such films have many intuitive elements, ruled by emotional intelligence, without the author-killing marketing drivel about stupid viewers. The creation of such a film involves an entire team of creative individuals, true masters. My film “The Wanderer” is, first and foremost, about love. About a woman’s love, that tremendous overarching love on which the world rests. Mother, wife, sister, daughter, grandmother – the hypostases of a woman’s love for which there is no definition or understanding; this cosmic force defies analysis. And it is this love, above all, that comes under attack. It is first tormented by the terrible, tragic events that have permeated human history to this day. If this feeling were made the primary measure of our lives, if husbands, sons, brothers, and grandsons, taking up arms, would turn back and see the eyes of the women watching them leave, I am sure everything would be different.

POSTER