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Priyatel pokoynika (1997) -- Tolla takes out a contract on himself and then changes his mind.

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7.1/10   218 votes
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Writer:
Andrei Kurkov (novel)
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Release Date:
1 May 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Tolla takes out a contract on himself and then changes his mind. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Rather true to life thriller more

Cast

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Aleksandr Lazarev Ml. ... Anatoli
Anzhelika Nevolina ... Katia
Elena Korikova ... Marina
Tatyana Krivitskaya ... Lena / Vika
Yevgeni Pashin ... Dima
Serhiy Romaniuk ... Ivan
Anatoli Mateshko ... Boris
Konstantin Kosyshin ... Kostia
Valentina Iliashenko ... Barmaid
Rostislav Yankovsky ... Igor Lvovich
Aleksey Goncharenko ... Vadim Semyonovich
Shubra Chakraborti
Elena Stefanska ... Alissa
Boris Zelenetski ... Photographer
Tamara Plashenko ... Judge
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Friend of the Deceased (USA)
Un ami du défunt (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some nudity and language.
Runtime:
100 min
Language:
Russian
Color:
Color
Certification:
Argentina:13 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Kiev, Ukraine

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Rather true to life thriller, 9 May 2009
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Author: andreygrachev from Russian Federation

Well, this is a story about a typical open-hearted but lucky person from Kiyev. He makes very little money for living. His blondie wife prefers him to a guy on red ford , so he becomes really upset and starts to drink. While drinking more and more he wishes to die, so he asks his friend to find a killer for himself. After 400$ were paid, life starts to attract main character and he changes his mind. He does not want to die any more. So he asks to stop that order, but nothing can be changed, the killer starts to hunt him. But there turned out to be more ways to get away from the fortune that he programmed himself. Very realistic and bright plot. I liked the way film was made and its music. It also has some great score in some episodes.

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