Idiotka

Idiotka
Directed by	Nastasya Popov
Written by	Nastasya Popov
Produced by	Tess Cohen Nastasya Popov Camila Mendes Rachel Matthews Saba Zerehi
Starring	Anna Baryshnikov Camila Mendes
Cinematography	Kristen Correll
Edited by	Taylor Mason Rob Paglia
Music by	Ian Hultquist
Production companies	Virgo Films Honor Role Spark Features H.wood Media Gulfstream Pictures
Distributed by	Utopia
Release date	March 12, 2025 (2025-03-12)(SXSW)
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.

Cast

• 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

Anna Baryshnikov at the 2025 South by Southwest festival.

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

The film premiered at the SXSW Festival on 12 March 2025. ^[3] In June 2025, Utopia acquired the distribution rights. ^[4]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 82% of 11 critics' reviews are positive.

References

1. D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 13, 2025). "Anna Baryshnikov & Camila Mendes Fashion-Fueled Comedy 'Idiotka' Making SXSW World Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
2. Hipes, Patrick (November 7, 2023). "SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreements: Full List Of Movies And TV Series". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 13, 2025.
3. "Idiotka". schedule.sxsw.com. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
4. Kroll, Justin (June 4, 2025). "Fashion Comedy 'Idiotka' Starring Anna Baryshnikov And Camila Mendes Lands At Utopia". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved June 4, 2025.

External links

• Idiotka at IMDb