Netflix 'Silver Skates': Air time and how to live stream Russian movie
Last year, Netflix reassured that it will be bringing content from all around the world to its platform. As a result, we saw a lot of non-English language series and movies releasing on the streaming service in the last one and a half years. The latest project to join the bandwagon is ‘Silver Skates’, a Russian romantic adventure movie starring Fedor Fedotov and Sofya Priss in lead roles.
The movie is set in Saint Petersburg, the capital of the Russian Empire, during the winter of 1899. The city’s rivers and canals are covered with ice and serve as the iced-over roads and bustle with skaters and markets. Social classes mix in the winter wonderland and an 18-year-old delivery boy named Matvey (Fedor Fedotov) crosses paths with the aristocrat Alisa (Sonya Priss), who feels like a prisoner in her father’s mansion.
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The upcoming movie has joined the growing list of international projects on Netflix. Ventures like ‘Oxygen’, ‘Mosul’ and ‘#Alive’ that have achieved a lot of praise in recent times and the streaming giant will be hoping for a similar kind of success this time around as well. ‘Silver Skates’ had its world premiere at the 42nd Moscow International Film Festival in October 2020 and later had a theatrical release in Russia on December 10. The film turned out to be a huge success at the box office and garnered a lot of praise from the Russian media and the audience.
As a result, the rights to the film were acquired by the streaming giant. ‘Silver Skate’ is the first Russian film to be released on the platform in the Netflix Originals category. Here’s everything you need to know about the Russian feature film.
Air time
The ‘Silver Skates’ will premiere exclusively on the streaming platform on Wednesday, June 16.
How to live stream
According to the Netflix press site, the movie directed by Michael Lockshin will be airing in the US at 3 am ET. Viewers can watch the movie by downloading the Netflix app from Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store. They can sign up for the platform’s free trial to watch ‘Silver Skates’. Apart from that, people can also take various subscription plans provided by the streaming service.
Plot
“The 20th century is just around the corner. In winter, St. Petersburg transforms into a fairytale-like wonderland where frozen rivers and canals serve as the iced-over roads and bustle with skaters and markets. The city is home to 18-year-old Matvey (Fedotov) who works as an ice-skating delivery boy at a local bakery. The son of a poor lamplighter, his only treasure is a pair of silver-plated skates he inherited from his father. When he is unjustly fired he joins a gang of pickpockets who work the canals, led by the revolutionary-minded Alex (Yuriy Borisov). Meanwhile, a high-ranking official's daughter Alisa (Sonya Priss) feels like a prisoner in her father's mansion. She dreams of studying science which goes against her father's conservative views on a woman's role in society. One day their paths cross.”
Cast
Fedor Fedotov and Sonya Priss will be seen playing the lead roles. Interestingly, both actors are relatively new to acting and have only made appearances in a handful of projects. Fedotov will be playing Matvey while Sonya will be portraying the character of Alisa.
Meanwhile, other actors to feature on the project are Yuriy Borisov (Alex), Kirill Zaytsev (Arkadiy), Severija Janusauskaite (Severina), and Cathey Belton (Ms. Jackson).
Creators
The movie is the feature directorial debut for Michael Lockshin. Prior to ‘Silver Skates’, Lockshin was known for making short films. On the other hand, the screenplay has been written by Roman Kantor.
Trailer
The trailer is filled with romantic moments between the leading actors. Meanwhile, the clip also features how a group of pick-pockets outclass the police officials by showing their skating skills on the rivers covered with ice. You can watch the trailer here.
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