简介：MartaandManuareactressesandbestfriendswhodecidetotravelfromBraziltoRussiatostudyStanislavski,thepioneeroftheactingmethod.Aquestforreinvention—bothartisticandpersonal—ensuesagainstthebackdropofamajesticandcomplicatedRussianwinter:blizzards,quarrels,passions,andlitersofvodka.Intheend,actingbecomesameansbywhichthegirlstranscendboththeircharactersandthemselves,drivenbyastrictinstructorwhobringsthemtotheirlimits. CharlyBraun'ssecondfeaturefloatsbetweendocumentaryandfictionwiththeadventurousnessandabandonofitsyoungprotagonists,exploringthenuancesoffemalefriendshipandartistryinaforeignland.VermelhoRusso(RussianRed)isthefirsteverBrazilian-Russianfilmco-productionandpremieredatOurense,SãoPauloandRiodeJaneiro,whereitwonBestScreenplay. "RussianRedisapoetictitlethatmeansalotofthingandnothingatthesametime.WhenCharlywenttoadeantoaskpermissiontofilmathisschool,themanwasveryoffendedbythetitleandwantedtoknowthereasonforthename.Charlyinventedsomethinglikethe"redofpassionandstrength,"thencametoaskmethemeaning.Iwasafraidtotellthetruth."It'sthecolorofmylipstick,Charly,RussianRed."It'sjustMAC'snameformattered,butformeit'ssomuchmore.Russianshatethetitle,forthemRussianRedisbloodred,itisthecommunistred,theredofwar,ofdeath,oftheold.Ifthemovieopensthere,thereisnopossibilitythatthetitlewillbethesame.RussianRedisanamethatfightsoldpains,butforme,itseemsverycurrent"…