Alien Face

Talented actress Maria, who lives in a provincial town, receives an outlandish offer. For a substantial sum, the heroine will have to undergo plastic surgery in order to transform into a woman who recently died in real life. Considering the offer to be an extreme degree of insanity, Maria is forced to accept this “role” because she desperately needs a large sum for her brother's urgent surgery. As Masha embroils herself in a strange adventure, a series of dark events ensues in her life, escalating the atmosphere around the environment of the main character...

Directed by Aleksei Karelin, Alien Face leans on a strong ensemble — Polina Syrkina, Alexander Lymarev, Marina Denisova — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 2013.