{{Short description|2025 American comedy film by Nastasya Popov}}{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = | image = Idiotka poster.jpeg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Nastasya Popov | producer = {{plainlist| * Tess Cohen * Nastasya Popov * Camila Mendes * Rachel Matthews * Saba Zerehi }} | writer = Nastasya Popov | based_on = | starring = {{plainlist| * Anna Baryshnikov * Camila Mendes * Mark Ivanir * Benito Skinner * Owen Thiele * Galina Jovovich * Nerses Stamos * Ilia Volok * Jake Choi * Saweetie * Julia Fox }}<!--PER POSTER BILLING BLOCK--> | music = Ian Hultquist | cinematography = Kristen Correll | editing = {{Plainlist| * Taylor Joy Mason * Rob Paglia }} | production_companies = {{plainlist| * Virgo Films * Honor Role * Spark Features * H.wood Media * Gulfstream Pictures }} | distributor = Utopia | released = {{Film date|2025|3|12|SXSW|2026|2|27|United States}} | runtime = 82 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = }}
'''''Idiotka''''' ({{langx|ru|Идиотка|lit=Female Idiot}}) is a 2025 American comedy film written and directed by Nastasya Popov in her directorial debut. It stars Anna Baryshnikov, Camila Mendes, Mark Ivanir, Benito Skinner, Owen Thiele, Galina Jovovich, Nerses Stamos, Ilia Volok, Jake Choi, Saweetie and Julia Fox.
It premiered at the SXSW Festival on March 12, 2025, and was released on February 27, 2026, by Utopia.
==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== thumb | right | alt=Anna Baryshnikov at the 2025 South by Southwest festival. | 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/camila-mendes-anna-baryshnikov-idiotka-sxsw-1236288481/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=14 February 2025|title=Anna Baryshnikov & Camila Mendes Fashion-Fueled Comedy 'Idiotka' Making SXSW World Premiere|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=February 13, 2025}}</ref>
In 2023, the film received a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement to film during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/feature/sag-aftra-interim-agreements-list-movies-tv-series-1235446661/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=February 13, 2025|title=SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreements: Full List Of Movies And TV Series|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=November 7, 2023}}</ref>
==Release== The film premiered at the SXSW Festival on 12 March 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2025/films/2208387|website=schedule.sxsw.com|accessdate=14 February 2025|title=Idiotka}}</ref> In June 2025, Utopia acquired North American rights to the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/06/idiotka-anna-baryshnikov-camila-mendes-utopia-1236423117/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=June 4, 2025|title=Fashion Comedy 'Idiotka' Starring Anna Baryshnikov And Camila Mendes Lands At Utopia|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=June 4, 2025}}</ref> It was released on February 27, 2026.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2026/fun-trailer-for-nastasya-popovs-idiotka-fashion-designer-comedy-film/|title=Fun Trailer for Nastasya Popov's 'Idiotka' Fashion Design Comedy Film|website=First Showing|first=Alex|last=Billington|date=January 21, 2026|access-date=January 30, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=2025-11-03 |title=Quantify Boards Int’l Sales On SXSW Comedy ‘Idiotka’ With Anna Baryshnikov & Camila Mendes For AFM Push |url=https://deadline.com/2025/11/quantify-boards-sales-sxsw-comedy-idiotka-afm-1236605569/ |access-date=2025-11-04 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Reception== On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 68% of 19 critics' reviews are positive.<ref>{{cite web |title=Idiotka |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/idiotka |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=March 10, 2026}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|tt35677327}}
Category:American comedy films Category:Films about fashion Category:2025 comedy films Category:2025 films Category:2025 American films Category:2025 directorial debut films