The pre -premiere show "Matilda" was successfully held in Sochi

The pre -premiere show of the film by Alexei Teacher "Matilda" was held in Sochi. As TASS notes , not a single spectator left the hall during the session, and the final credits were accompanied by applause.

State Duma deputy Natalya Poklonskaya , who at the head of the campaign against the Matilda show, told reporters on Friday that only a few members of the Culture Committee came to closed viewing the picture for parliamentarians, and repeated her opinion that Alexei Teacher's film is incurred on religious grounds and defiles the Orthodox. shrines ".

The State Duma Committee on Culture positively spoke about the film, especially noting that it would cause additional interest in the history of the country and does not contain any materials that violate Russian legislation.

On October 26, Matilda goes to wide rental. The picture tells about the relationship of the future Russian emperor Nicholas I and the ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya.