My Friend, The Cat and Pushkin

A twelve-year-old schoolgirl in Moscow named Milana spends her time writing poetry but struggles with a deep fear of public speaking. This anxiety, combined with her mother's doubt regarding her abilities, leads Milana to enter a national rap competition based on the novel Eugene Onegin. She hopes that winning the contest will convince her mother to stay in Russia rather than take a job in China. Along the way, Milana must face a deceptive competitor and her own stage fright, receiving assistance from a black cat inhabited by the soul of a troublemaker named Sasha Pushkin.

This Russian family comedy was directed by Alena Mikhaylova and written by Elena Sumina and Dmitry Medvedev. The film features a cast including Alisa Konashenkova in the lead role, alongside Elizaveta Boyarskaya and Mikhail Evlanov. Production was handled by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Marmot Film, and the Valery Todorovsky Production Company. The movie has a runtime of 80 minutes.