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Silver Skates

Seen it?

2020 | 136 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance, History, Crime, Family

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With rough reviews and a box office flop, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans, romantics and adventure fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Dark and gritty, warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 16 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Critics were cooler on it than audiences.

1899, the Christmas-time St.Petersburg. Ice-covered rivers and canals of the capital seethe with festive activities. On the eve of the new century those who should not be destined to meet, come together. They are people from different worlds: Matvey, the son of a lamplighter, whose only treasure is his silver-plated skates; Alice is the daughter of a high-ranking official dreaming of science. Each of them has his own difficult life-story, but having accidentally met they rush forward together in pursuit of their dreams.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    Mostly negative reviews

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.5 out of 10

  • AwardsSolid

    11 wins and 8 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $7 million worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 39K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Michael Lockshin

  • Fedor FedotovMatvey
  • Sonia PrissAlisa
  • Aleksey GuskovNikolai Nikolaevitch
  • Yuri KolokolnikovVelikiy Knyaz
  • Severija JanušauskaitėSeverina
  • Kirill ZaytsevArkadiy
  • Yura BorisovAlex
  • Aleksandra RevenkoMargo
  • Timofey TribuntsevPetr
  • Sergey KoltakovDmitriy Mendeleev