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Distribution rights for Jag Mundhra's Natasha are being offered for sale by Vision Films Inc. at this year's European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin, Germany.
As was previously reported here on ScreenAnarchy, the screenplay for Natasha was written by Mundhra. The movie stars Algina Lipskis as Anna/Natasha, Sheyla Shehovich as Petra, Richard Lintern as John Loomis, Serena Gordon as Jan Loomis, Jenna Harrison as Christine Loomis, Joseph O'Malley as Robbie Loomis, Ben Szoradi as Henry, Eva Pope as Elaine, Simon D'Arcy as Matthew, Stephanie O'Rourke as Heather, Mary Jo Randle as Carol, Emrhys Cooper as Richard, Alin Olteanu as Nikolai, Cristina Chirila as Anna, Richard Fry as Dmitri, Ivan Marevich as Victor, Adrian Pintea as Romanov, Florian Ghimpu as Micah, Gelu Nitu as Boris, Roxana Arsene as Irina, Chris Prentice as Gregor, Mihai Razus as Ivan, Mohan Chopra as the store clerk, Josh Mills as Dobbs, Alin Panc as the customer/drunk, Horatiu Bob as the taxi driver, DJ Kay as the DJ, Liana Jaba as dancer #1, Maria Garbovan as dancer #2, Miky as dancer #3, Georgiana as dancer #4, Larisa Dimitru as dancer #5, Ionela Iordan as dancer #6, Alina Duta as dancer #7, Alina Gheorghe as dancer #8, Diana Onaca as dancer #9, Olimpia Iancu as dancer #10, Diana Enache as dancer #11, and Yasmine as dancer #12.
Here's a description of Natasha from the website of production company Inspired Movies Ltd.: "A cross between Nikita and Chocolat, Natasha tells the story of Anna, a young beautiful Russian girl, who is on the run from the grisly underworld of St. Petersburg after witnessing the murders of her boss and her beloved cousin Natasha. Anna, who earns her living as a stripper, uses her dead cousin's passport and plane ticket to flee to England.
The film opens, in the Yorkshire village of Little Haven. The vicar and his family await the arrival of a Russian exchange student who they are welcoming into their lives. Their two children Robbie, 12, and Christine, 16, are wary about the exchange student. Word has gone round and the villagers are all curious about the girl. Newcomers are few and far between in this sleepy place.
Anna now assumes the identity of her cousin Natasha. Her arrival in Little Haven, is like a bolt of lightning. The girl is a bombshell. She radiates and exudes a sensual power that touches everyone in the village. The vicar and his family warm to 'Natasha' immediately. Natasha brings light into their lives. As days go by Natasha's effect on the whole village is felt. She is such a warm and alive person. It is as if the village is now bathed in sunshine. She gets the most dour villager to giggle, and the sternest to smile. She helps Christine come to terms with her budding womanhood and her secret crush on her best friend Heather.
Anna also arouses a passion in Christine's brother Robbie who is in pubescent turmoil. He spends secret hours on the internet looking at erotic images. Robbie secretly installs his web cam in his sister's room so that he can spy on the beautiful Russian language student. He is angry and jealous when he sees his sister and Anna making love. Robbie sends the images of his sister and Anna to a pornographic website called 'Live Nude Girls'.
The Russian gangsters who killed her cousin and boss are looking at a porno site on the web. They recognize Anna. The gangsters track Anna down to Yorkshire. They want her dead. They are on her trail. When Anna gets wind of this her first instinct is to run.
The Russian gangsters hold the vicar and his family hostage. Who will win - terrorists or their victims?
Natasha is written and directed by Jag Mundhra, an Indian film maker based in Los Angeles. Natasha was filmed on location in Yorkshire and Romania."
Natasha trailer (downloadable 12.3 MB MOV file - viewer discretion is advised)
Natasha stills gallery (12 stills)
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