Zoology (film)
# Zoology (film)

Zoology (Russian: Зоология, romanized: Zoologiya) is a 2016 Russian drama film directed by Ivan I. Tverdovsky. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

## Plot

Natasha lives alone with her mother in a small seaside town. Her life is boring and conventional. In the zoo where she works, Natasha has long been an object of ridicule. Suddenly, a strange metamorphosis occurs to her, for no apparent reason she grows a tail. She has to go through shame, hope, and despair to find herself.

## Cast

* Natalya Pavlenkova as Natasha
* Masha Tokareva as Katya
* Aleksandr Gorchilin as Stylist
* Dmitriy Groshev as Peter
* Olga Ergina as Secretary

## Reception

### Critical response

Zoology has an approval rating of 87% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 30 reviews, and an average rating of 6.8/10.

### Awards

* 51st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Special Jury Prize
* Kinotavr – Best Actress (Natalia Pavlenkova)
