My Boyfriend is an Angel (Vera Storozheva; 2011)
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Ally is joined once again by Carrie to discuss this fantastical rom-com in which Sasha (Anna Starshenbaum), a student, meets Serafim (Artur Smolyaninov), a celestial visitor in Moscow on New Year's Eve.CONTENT WARNING: As we discuss in this episode, this film contains extreme racial insensitivity and also outright racism.Expect SPOILERS from about 17 minutes until the end.My Boyfriend is an Angel also stars Olga Popova, Nikita Efremov, Sergey Puskepalis, Ivan Makarevich, The show's intro music is by Sasha Ilyukevich and the Highly Skilled Migrants. You can find more of their music at:https://thehighlyskilledmigrants.bandcamp.com/Or: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1cXWmfhuDWyfKfsYADk96F If you'd like to get in touch and tell us what you thought of the film and/or the podcast episode, it would be great to hear from you! Here are some ways you can do that: Twitter: @RussophilesU Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/russophilesunite Instagram: www.instagram.com/russophiles_unite/ Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Ally_ Support the show/fund Ally's caffeine habit at: https://ko-fi.com/russophilesunite Listen to Ally's other podcast appearances at: https://www.podchaser.com/creators/alistair-pitts-107ZzmUqmI
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