The Red Queen

The Red Queen
  • Genre: melodrama
  • Type: series
  • Year: 2015
  • Slogan: The most beautiful Kremlin weapon
  • Status: completed
  • Production: FILM.UA Group, SHPIL
  • Running time: 12 х 52 min

She was referred to as “Soviet Sofia Loren” and “the most beautiful Kremlin weapon”. She was admired by Pierre Cardin, Christian Dior and Federico Fellini. But who was the Red Queen for real? Was she the queen of the catwalk or a KGB agent seducing foreign diplomats? How did she manage to succeed and what was the price she had to pay?

The life of Regina Zbarskaya, the most famous USSR model and the first Soviet model to become a celebrity in the West, is full of mystery and drama…  

Director: Elena Semenova
Producer: Victor Mirsky, Maksim Asadchy
Director of photography: Alexander Smirnov
Cast:

Ksenia Lukyanchikova, Anatoly Rudenko, Artem Tkachenko, Ada Rogovtseva, Boris Shcherbakov

Аwards:

Silver Screen, The US International Film & Video Festival

Best Actress in a TV series, International Film Festival "17 Moments ..."

Best TV series, International Film Festival "17 Moments ..."

Nominations:

Actress in a TV film/series, Teletriumph 2016 

TV drama series, Teletriumph 2016

Best Costume Design, AFTP 2016

Best Art Direction, AFTP 2016

Best Supporting Actress, AFTP 2016