Babnik
United States
2010
77 Min
Color
1.33:1
Russian
When a sex trafficking ring takes an interest in a destitute young girl, people from various walks of life are sucked into an elaborate plot to abduct her. The film is best described as a character-driven thriller built on moral ambiguity and psychological nuances rather than on stereotypes and cliches.
BABNIK is a Russian-language film which will be exhibited with English subtitles. (“Babnik” is a Russian word which translates roughly as “womanizer.”)
Alejandro Adams sets up worlds and leaps into them, no establishing shot needed. The Bay Area auteur’s third feature film, Babnik, opens with