Idiotka
Idiotka 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 is scheduled to be 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
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.In 2023, the film received a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement to film during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.