Idiotka
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| Directed by | Nastasya Popov |
| Written by | Nastasya Popov |
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| Cinematography | Kristen Correll |
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| Music by | Ian Hultquist |
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| Distributed by | Utopia |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Idiotka is a 2025 American comedy film starring Camila Mendes and Anna Baryshnikov and marks the feature length directorial debut of Nastasya Popov.
It premiered at the SXSW Festival on March 12, 2025 and is scheduled to be released in 2026.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Anna Baryshnikov as Margarita Levlansky
- Camila Mendes as Nicol Garcia
- Owen Thiele as Oliver Knowles
- Benito Skinner as Jonathan Smith
- Mark Ivanir as Samuel Levlansky
- Saweetie as Candy
- Julia Fox as Emma Wexler
- Galina Jovovich as Gita Levlansky
- Nerses Stamos as Nerses Levlansky
- Gabbriette as Veronique
- Zack Bia as Music Producer
- Shaun Brown as Malcolm
- Jake Choi as Jung-soo
- Marcelo Tubert as Oleg
- Ilia Volok as Vlad
- Gigi Zumbado as Amalie
Production
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The film is the feature-length debut of writer/director Nastasya Popov. The cast is led by Camila Mendes and Anna Baryshnikov and also includes Owen Thiele, Benito Skinner, Mark Ivanir, musician Saweetie, and Julia Fox. The ensemble cast also includes Galina Jovovich and Nerses Stamos, with cameo appearances from Gabbriette and Zack Bia. Popov and Tess Cohen produced for Virgo Films alongside Mendes and Rachel Matthews for Honor Role. Saba Zerehi is also a producer.[1]
In 2023, the film received a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement to film during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[2]
Release
[edit | edit source]The film premiered at the SXSW Festival on 12 March 2025.[3] In June 2025, Utopia acquired North American rights to the film.[4] The film is scheduled to be released in 2026.[5]
Reception
[edit | edit source]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of 11 critics' reviews are positive.
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