Genres
Natasha
It Is the Opposite That Is Good for Us
Overview
Natasha takes place over the course of one summer. It is the story of Mark Berman, 16, the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants living in the suburbs north of Toronto. When his uncle enters into an arranged marriage with woman from Moscow, the woman arrives in Canada with her fourteen year-old daughter, Natasha. Mark, a slacker, is conscripted by his parents to take responsibility for the strange girl. He learns that, in Moscow, she’d led a troubled and promiscuous life. A secret and forbidden romance begins between the two of them that has bizarre and tragic consequences for everyone involved.
Key Crew
Director: David Bezmozgis
Writer: David Bezmozgis
Producer: Deborah Marks, Bill Marks
Director of Photography: Guy Godfree
Story: David Bezmozgis
Top Cast
Alex Ozerov-Meyer
Mark
Sasha K. Gordon
Natasha
Deanna Dezmari
Bella
Genadijs Dolganovs
Roman
Igor Ovadis
Fima
Aidan Shipley
Rufus
Aya-Tatyana Stolnits
Zina
Pavel Tsitrinel
Meyer
