In the film “14+ First Love Story”, the actors very sensually, intelligently and delicately talked about the experiences of adolescents. Close feelings did not tell the children about such feelings, the teachers did not explain at school.
About the film “14+ First Love Story”: actors and roles
The events shown in the work could happen in any courtyard of each settlement, where there are multi-storey buildings, sleeping areas and educational institutions. The film is a story about modern Romeo and Juliet. Starring Ulyana Vaskovich and Gleb Kalyuzhny. These young actors played Vika and Lesha, in love with each other.
In the film “14 Plus A First Love Story”, the actors narrate that modern teens are growing up in social networks and computer applications. They do not write letters to each other, but chat on the Internet. Virtual communication for today's youth is much easier and simpler than visual friendship and relationships.
Lesha’s mother, played by Olga Ozollapinya, brings up her son alone. The lack of a second half and constant domestic problems broke the woman. Constant fatigue and a sense of hopelessness create problems in communicating with his only son. A growing teenager cannot communicate with his mother as a friend. Their communication takes place only at the level of solving everyday problems.
Vika lives in a full-fledged family. However, having two parents is not always a guarantee of understanding on the part of adults. Her relatives do not care about the inner experiences of their daughter.
Schools in which young lovers study, are at odds with each other. Lesha, in love with Vika, has to fight with the guys from this area to see the girl.
First dates, interested looks, awkward kisses, innocent touches - for the sake of all this, the guys are ready to run away from home. Parents do not understand them, outsiders scoff at them, teachers oppose their feelings. But Vika and Lesha, in love with each other, are not ready to part, they want to be together.
The story of the film
The creator of the film Andrei Zaitsev sought to show in one picture how childhood under the influence of emotions very quickly turns into adulthood. This film has collected a variety of positive and negative feedback. After all, the problems shown in the film today are trying to solve growing up children and their parents.
In the filming of the film “14+ The First Love Story”, the actors were involved from the VKontakte social network. These are teenagers of fifteen who first tried to act in films. After the premiere, the audience and colleagues of Andrei noted that the actors showed an honest and true first love.
On tests, Ulyana Vaskovich told the story of the love of her parents, because her love story has not yet been. On the set, the girl was surprised that the scenes were shot randomly, and not the way the film goes.
Andrei Zaitsev as a talented director made it so that while working on the film “14+ First Love Story”, the actors Gleb Kalyuzhny and Ulyana Vaskovich first saw each other only on the set. Therefore, the awkwardness and confusion of the guys shown in the film was a real and believable feeling.
Gleb Kalyuzhny
Gleb was born in Moscow on August 14, 1998. As in the film, Gleb’s parents divorced. The boy was raised by her mother. After finishing nine classes, Gleb entered the Moscow Polytechnic College. However, in the future, the young actor intends to enter an educational institution, which will be associated with his future theatrical activities.
Gleb was always interested in music, such a direction as rap. As a teenager, he began to process musical compositions, creating original arrangements and recording his own works. Over time, this hobby turned into serious work. The first result of the work done appeared in the form of a studio album, "Frank." In it, eight songs entered were created by Gleb.
Ulyana Vaskovich
Young talent Ulyana Vaskovich was released July 18, 1998 in the capital of Russia. Her mom and dad are directly related to the cinema. From the first grade, the girl attended classes at a theater school. Before the filming of the film “14+ History of First Love”, Ulyana starred for the only time in a training film.
Information about the young actress, about her personal life is very small. The girl had a light, non-binding relationship, but before the shoot, she broke up with her young man.
After the premiere of the film, there were rumors about an affair with Gleb Kalyuzhny, but young people deny this. Ulyana just likes to go to concerts of Gleb.
Awards of the film "14+ History of First Love"
This picture took part in 35 international festivals. At the Berlinale, the film was nominated for the Best Feature Film for Youth Award.
The film became the laureate of the Kinotavr, having received a prize of audience sympathy. Also at this film festival, the judges awarded the filmmakers with a special diploma “For a talented and sincere look at the VKontakte generation that knows the eternal values of love”.
At the Stalker festival, the painting was awarded for winning the Fiction Movie nomination. The leading actor Gleb Kalyuzhny won the award for "Best Actor" at the Greek international festival "Olympia".
The film “14+ The First Love Story” tells about young, naive, kind, sincere teenagers who unexpectedly experience adult feelings for themselves. For them, all life is yet to come. Everyone in this film will see or remember themselves. After all, the experiences that are shown in the film are close to any person.