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Boy meets girl in St Petersburg, 1900 and sets in motion a really very interesting love story with undertones of feminism. For the most part the story works, but the big surprise in this production is how good the whole period piece looks and plays out. The actors have their work cut out, for this is predominantly an action movie on skates, and the young talented cast go all out to show how good they are. This is the real strength of the movie, rather than the story, which is not entirely new.

The production values are first class and show that the Russians can really put on a good show, but what surprised me again was the marvellous cinematography and fine editing which showed off the skating for maximum impact. This was a film that was carefully thought out and the many skating set pieces are a testimony to that. The acting is excellent and the slightly tongue in cheek feel added to the enjoyment. The feminist undertones to the story only started to surface at the end which was probably just as well because the other aspects of the film are what makes it truly memorable.

The story is set in 1900, in Russia. Two people from different social classes meet... how will the story end?

I found it on Netflix and decided to give it a try. The Russian winter atmosphere was absolutely fantastic. I liked the places and the ice skiing made it easier to watch as it gave some rapidity. I liked the feminism side of the film considering the epoque in which the story is set. I would have liked to see a more clear explanation of the political background because as the viewer gets to see the romance, he can get easily distracted by lots of details. Unfortunately it's a bit too long.

Russian fairytale got iceskating action and women's empowerment drama. Winter cinematography and gorgeous production design created unique cinematic experience for audience to sit through its predictability. Fedotov & Priss made a sweet inter-caste romance here.

I was very impressed with the movie, it has a fairytale vibe Beautiful scenery, great costumes and nice story. Russia started to bring a lot of nice movies to the table, finally something else to watch that has values and its not full of politically correctness. Great job russian crew!

Now this movie is a hidden gem, never knew it existed, came across it in Netflix.

If you were a kid who grew up reading lots and lots of fairy tales (and now you do the same for your kids) - this movie will definitely bring back some fond memories and make tou feel good after watching it.

The scenes and the atmosphere were simply mesmerising and magical.

It was an enjoyable experience!

I hereby include this movie in my Christmas movie list!

Wait no longer, make yourselves a cup of cocoa n sink in to a wonderful experience of Russia in the 1900s.