A very brief review: “Detyam do 16…” [2010 Russia]

Andrei Kavun’s “Detyam do 16…” [Children below 16] is a romantic drama set in modern Russia. On this occasion, the review is going to be brief because the film is aimed at a local audience of a certain age, and any analysis here will be bytes wasted.

Cyril (Dmitriy Kubasov) and Max (Pavel Priluchnyy) are close buddies and they hook up with Leia (Anna Starshenbaum) and Dasha (Lyanka Gryu) respectively. Only, Cyril had his eyes set on Dasha even before Max had met her – he was just too shy to ask her out. Max and Dasha get married and are unhappy – it turns out that Dasha too had secretly been in love with Cyril. They start an affair that Max will soon come to know. The couple get divorced, and Cyril dumps Leia to live with Dasha. After a few years Leia returns to Moscow as a successful designer, and Cyril starts having feelings for her again…

I’ve seen the plot in sixty nine other films – with better drama, if I might add. My only reason for watching this one is the delectable and wholesome Anna Starshenbaum, and in particular a nude scene involving lots of paint. It doesn’t disappoint, and neither do her other scenes since she’s a decent actress too. I can’t talk about the others, nor the film’s technical features – actually I can – they’re quite pedestrian.

The Nudity: Anna Starshenbaum, Dmitriy Kubasov, and Lyanka Gryu
Lovely Anna Starshenbaum appears nude in four scenes including the body painting one, in which Dmitry Kunasov also appears nude. Lyanka Gryu may well have used a body-double in the brief side nudity that we see in one of her sex scenes – the shot is cut before the camera could pan to her face.

Anna Starshenbaum, Dmitriy Kubasov, and Lyanka Gryu nude in Detyam do 16...

The delectable Anna Starshenbaum in one of her scenes with Dmitriy Kubasov in “Detyam do 16…”

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Compilation: Anna Starshenbaum, Dmitriy Kubasov, and Lyanka Gryu
The first scene is charming if not a bit hard to believe – Leia apparently was a virgin until then. She’s worried if Cyril will make fun of her new tattoo of ‘Yoda’ – Cyril had earlier joked about calling himself Yoda because he’d heard her name only in a Star Wars movie – the tattoo is a sign that Leia likes him (not Yoda, well you know what I mean). However, there is a discrepancy in the location of the tattoo in the penultimate scene. I think I have a decent knowledge of human anatomy, being an illustrator and all, but I can’t see how a tattoo can reposition itself from the side of her right thigh to the right of her belly, even if we assume she had put on some weight during the intervening years. And Yoda doesn’t seem too pleased about it either..!

Anna Starshenbaum, Dmitriy Kubasov, and Lyanka Gryu nude in Detyam do 16...

Anna Starshenbaum, Dmitriy Kubasov, and Lyanka Gryu in the Russian drama “Detyam do 16…”.

 

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5 Responses to A very brief review: “Detyam do 16…” [2010 Russia]

  1. hoochimama says:

    Great stuff! Good ass shots like that are getting rare these days.

  2. rob says:

    She is so hot and tasty looking. thanks!!!!!!

  3. Oeurt says:

    Thanks Thirsty,

    could i ask if the brief nudity in the first cap is included in the cut? Where do you found it?

  4. bolodoo says:

    I would like to report that I’ve been able to order Detyam do 16 from a NY supplier. I live in the US and it was relatively simple to find (okay? Honestly? It was damn hard because I was afraid of getting a sanitized version of this film). Because apparently, there are two entirely separate films titled Detyam do 16, too. But I found the right copy. Also, a Russian film, Me Too & Sin: A Story Of Passion has been acquired by me. So, this forum is truly very helpful. Even if the search is a bit daunting.

    • TR says:

      Good job! Two versions? I hope the other was slightly better made – the one I saw was poor both in terms of screenplay and technical credits. Istoriya Strasti isn’t any better either, but at least the nude scenes are great. Me Too certainly is a fine film, and that’s definitely a good purchase.
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