Palma Movie (2021) – Watch Online, Release Date, Cast, Story, Budget, Collection, Trailer, Poster, Review
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Palma Movie Details
| Original title | Пальма |
| Also known as | A Dog Named Palma |
| Based on | Waiting for Two Years by Yuri Rost |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Genres | Family, Drama |
| Release date | March 18, 2021 (Russia) |
| Running time | 1hr 50min |
| Starring | Viktor Dobronravov, Leonid Basov, Vladimir Ilyin, Valeriya Fedorovich, Evgeniya Dmitrieva, Igor Khripunov, Pavel Maykov, Vladimir Simonov |
| Directed by | Aleksandr Domogarov Jr. |
| Written by | Yekaterina Mavromatis, Aleksandr Domogarov Jr., Yevgeny Kazachkov |
| Produced by | Ruben Dishdishyan (ru), Leonard Blavatnik, Anton Zlatopolskiy, Narek Martirosyan, Kristina Reylyan |
| Cinematography by | Sergey Dyshuk |
| Edited by | Maksim Smirnov, Aleksandr Domogarov Jr. |
| Music by | Ivan Burlyayev (ru), Konstantin Kupriyanov, Dmitriy Noskov |
| Casting by | Lika Leonidze |
| Production Design by | David Dadunashvili |
| Art Direction by | Alina Morozova |
| Set Decoration by | Konstantin Shamshurin |
| Costume Design by | Oksana Shevchenko |
| Production Company | Mars Media Entertainment AMedia (ru) Russia-1 Okko Studios Ministry of Culture Cinema Fund |
| Distributor | Central Partnership |
Palma Cast & Characters
- Viktor Dobronravov as Vyacheslav Lazarev, an aircraft commander
- Liliya (German Shepherd) as Palma
- Leonid Basov as Kolya Lazarev, a boy
- Vladimir Ilyin as Sergey Tikhonov, an airport technician, Nina Tikhonova’s father
- Valeriya Fedorovich as Nina Tikhonova, a stewardess, Sergey Tikhonov’s daughter
- Evgeniya Dmitrieva as Lyubov Zhurina, head of the flight squad of OJSC “Soviet Aeroflot”
- Igor Khripunov as Evgeny Golikov, head of the Soviet Security Service
- Pavel Maykov as Georgy Krasilov, co-pilot
- Vladimir Simonov as Ivan Lysko
- Yan Tsapnik as Igor Polsky, owner of the shepherd Palma
- Filipp Savinkov as Kravchenko, a male flight attendant
- Darya Luzina as Anna, a flight attendant
- Elena Anisimova as Raisa Semenovna, an aviation cashier
- Bain Bovaldinov as Fedya, a policeman
Palma Storyline
The film is inspired by an incredible story of a shepherd dog named Palm who was inadvertently left in the airport by her owner. She befriends nine-year old Nicholas whose mother dies leaving him with a father he barely knows – a pilot who finds the dog at the airport. It’s a story of amazing adventures, true friendship and unconditional love.
About Palma Movie
Palma (Russian: Пальма; Also known as A Dog Named Palma) is a Russian children’s drama film directed by Aleksandr Domogarov Jr., based on real events that took place in 1974–1976 at the Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport.
In 1976 the Komsomol Truth published an article about this called Waiting for Two Years, written by Yuri Rost, in 1988, based on the article, a feature film was made Tethered to the Runway (ru), directed by Vladimir Khmelnitsky.
More than 300 children passed the casting for the role of the boy Kolya Lazarev before the director approved Leonid Basov. For him, this is his film debut.
Principal photography of the film took place in one of the airports near Moscow and the Belarusian Brest. The local airport, which retained its Soviet interiors and was not very busy, was best suited to reproduce the atmosphere of the 70s. About 500 residents of Brest were used as extras for the crowd scenes.
Its sequel Palma 2 was released on March 20, 2025.
Palma Movie Release Date
The Russian premiere of the film took place on March 18, 2021, by Central Partnership.
Palma Movie Budget & Box Office Collection
| Budget | ₽95 million (~$1 million) |
| Worldwide Collection | ₽>341 million (>$5,449,847) |
