A Friend of the Deceased (1997)
Priyatel pokoynika (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 40min
- Comedy, Crime
- 01 May 1998 (USA)
- Movie
Tolla takes out a contract on himself and then changes his mind.
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Awards:
- 2 nominations.
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| Aleksandr Lazarev | ... |
Anatoli
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| Anzhelika Nevolina | ... |
Katia
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| Elena Korikova | ... |
Marina
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| Tetyana Kryvytska Stang Lund | ... |
Lena / Vika
(as Tatyana Krivitskaya)
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| Evgeniy Pashin | ... |
Dima
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| Sergey Romanyuk | ... |
Ivan
(as Serhiy Romaniuk)
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| Anatoliy Mateshko | ... |
Boris
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Konstantin Kostyshin | ... |
Kostia
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| Valentina Iliashenko | ... |
Barmaid
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| Rostislav Yankovskiy | ... |
Igor Lvovich
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| Aleksey Goncharenko | ... |
Vadim Semyonovich
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Shubra Chakraborti |
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| Elena Stefanska | ... |
Alissa
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| Boris Zelenetski | ... |
Photographer
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| Tamara Plashenko | ... |
Judge
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| Valentina Saltovskaya | ... |
Old Bag Lady
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Halina Cherniak | ... |
Seller at the Photo Shop
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| Yuliya Volchkova | ... |
Secretary
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Alla Titova | ... |
Little Beggar
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| Boris Aleksandrov | ... |
Ivan's Neighbour
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Aliosha Kuznetsov | ... |
Kostia's Son
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| Lyudmyla Travnikova | ... |
Waitress
(as Liudmila Travnikova)
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Sviatoslav Bernatski | ... |
Barman
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| Tatyana Sheliga | ... |
Post Office Worker
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Alexandre Kuch | ... |
Lena / Vika's Fiancé
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| Aleksei Bogdanovich | ... |
Katia's 'Colleague'
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Aliona Korovka | ... |
Street Seller
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Alexei Zourkov | ... |
Tough Guy
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Leonid Boyko | ... |
Tough Guy
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Natalia Tsetsenko | ... |
Woman in the Kiosque
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Alexei Gerasimchuk | ... |
Man in the Kiosque
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Oksana Volkova | ... |
Client in Dima's Shop
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Aleksei Timoshenko | ... |
Client in Dima's Shop
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| Anton Mukharskiy | ... |
Client in Dima's Shop
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Sergei Smeyan | ... |
Client in cafe (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Leonid Boyko | ||
| Vyacheslav Krishtofovich | ||
| Viacheslav Kryshtofovych | ||
Written by
| Andrei Kurkov | ... | (novel "Milyï drug, tovarichtch pokoïnika") |
| Andrij Kurkow | ... | () |
Produced by
| Jacky Ouaknine | ... | producer |
| Pierre Rival | ... | producer |
Music by
| Volodymyr Gronsky | ... | (as Vladimir Gronskiy) |
| Volodymyr Gronsky | ... | original music composer |
Cinematography by
| Vilen Kalyuta | ||
Production Design by
| Roman Adamovych | ||
Camera and Electrical Department
| Vitaliy Zaporozhchenko | ... | still photographer |
Production Companies
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Compagnie Est-Ouest
- Compagnie des Films
- National Dovzhenko Film Studios
- Ukrainian Ministry of Arts & Culture
Distributors
- Connaissance du Cinéma (1997) (France) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (1998) (Canada) (subtitled)
- Sony Pictures Classics (1998) (United States) (subtitled)
Special Effects
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Storyline
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Tolla is an unemployed translator whose wife is leaving him. Despondent and weak, he submits to the suggestion of an acquantance to have a contract placed on the man that his wife is seeing. Instead, however, he arranges for the hit to be placed on himself. Before the contract is executed, he develops a relationship with a prostitute, and then changes his mind. In order to survive he takes the obvious course of action, which turns out to have possibly been unnecessary, and then he must deal with the guilt. Written by Thomas Barber |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Official submission of Ukraine for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 70th Academy Awards in 1998. See more » |