The film actions unfold in 1971, telling about the four days of life of famous writer Sergei Dovlatov. The film raises the eternal issue of the Russian and European culture - the issue of moral choice.
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Awards:
- 5 wins & 11 nominations.
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Cast
| Milan Maric | ... |
Sergei Dovlatov
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| Danila Kozlovskiy | ... |
David
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| Helena Sujecka | ... |
Elena Dovlatova
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Eva Gerr | ... |
Katya Dovlatova
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| Artur Beschastnyy | ... |
Iosif Brodskiy
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| Anton Shagin | ... |
Anton Kuznetsov
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| Svetlana Khodchenkova | ... |
Actress - Dovlatov's friend
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| Elena Lyadova | ... |
Young editor
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Igor Mityushkin | ... |
Sholom Shvarts - artist
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| Piotr Gasowski | ... |
Semyon Aleksandrovich
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Tamar Hovhannisyan | ... |
Nora Dovlatova - Sergei Dovlatov mother
(as Tamara Oganesyan)
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Anna Yekaterininskaya | ... |
Deputy director of the plant
(as Anna Ekaterininskaya)
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Sergei Tolstov | ... |
Factory Newspaper Editor
(as Sergey Tolstov)
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| Hanna Sleszynska | ... |
Editor of Literary Magazine
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| Maria Järvenhelmi | ... |
Finnish tourist
(as Mari Yarvinkhelmi)
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Grigoriy Dantsiger | ... |
Dovlatov's friend
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| Igor Korovin | ... |
Dovlatov's friend - artist
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Nikolai Shatokhin | ... |
Dovlatov's friend
(as Nikolay Shatokhin)
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| Ignat Akrachkov | ... |
Dovlatov's friend
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Pavel Levkin | ... |
Dovlatov's friend
(as Pavel Lyovkin)
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Leonid Lutsenko | ... |
Dovlatov's friend
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Polina Dudkina | ... |
Dovlatov's friend
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Valentin Samokhin | ... |
Andrey - Dovlatov's friend
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Eduard Shelganov | ... |
Dovlatov's friend
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| Filipp Dyachkov | ... |
Dovlatov's friend
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Klara Brodskaya | ... |
Dovlatov's friend
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Polina Sidikhina | ... |
Girl at the plant
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| Igor Volkov | ... |
«Gogol»
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Grigoriy Perel | ... |
«Pushkin»
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Pavel Sergienko | ... |
«Dostoevskiy»
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Andrey Zhukov | ... |
«Tolstoy»
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Alina Korol | ... |
«Natasha Rostova»
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Oleg Grinchenko | ... |
Camera operator
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Elena Galaktionova | ... |
Plant drama group leader
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Sergei Naumov | ... |
Banned literature seller
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Arevik Gevorgyan | ... |
girl from Armenia
(as Arevik Gevorkyan)
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Anna Blinova | ... |
David's wife
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Aleksandr Ivanov | ... |
Zverev
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Vladislav Komarov | ... |
Deputy chief editor of the literary magazine
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Aleksander Anria | ... |
writer from Finland
(as Aleksander Christian Anria, Aleksandr Anria)
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| Tatyana Vladimirova | ... |
Nina Petrovna
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Nikolay Marton | ... |
Elderly writer
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| Aleksandr Khachatryan | ... |
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev - in Dovlatov's dream
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Polina Krasavina | ... |
Brezhnev's secretary - in Dovlatov's dream
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Luis Torres Meneses | ... |
Fidel Castro - in Dovlatov's dream
(as Luis Adrian Meneses Torres)
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Ramil Salakhutdinov | ... |
Taxi driver
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Anatoliy Kondyubov | ... |
Captain in prison
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Aleksandr Ivanov | ... |
Estonian in prison
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Nadezhda Shirkova | ... |
Waitress
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Boris Levkoev | ... |
Cafe worker
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Aleksandr Krymov | ... |
Soldier
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Ekaterina Filippova | ... |
Teacher
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| Svetlana Mamresheva | ... |
Semyon's familiar
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Maya Nabokova | ... |
Woman asking questions
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Leonid Otman | ... |
Member of the editorial board of the journal
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Denis Kozinets | ... |
Member of the editorial board of the journal
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| Liliya Lavrova | ... |
Member of the editorial board of the journal
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Yelena Stanchits | ... |
Member of the editorial board of the journal
(as Elena Stanchits)
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| Yuriy Utkin | ... |
Member of the editorial board of the journal
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Nadezhda Kulakova | ... |
Member of the editorial board of the journal
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Ilya Borisov | ... |
Rooftop company
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Pavel Krusanov | ... |
Rooftop company
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Danil Vachegin | ... |
Rooftop company
(as Daniil Vachegin)
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Ekaterina Sereda | ... |
Rooftop company
(as Katarina Sereda, Katya Sereda)
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Aleksandr Shor | ... |
Rooftop company
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| Artyom Yefremov | ... |
Rooftop company
(as Artyom Efremov)
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Dmitriy Vozdvizhenskiy | ... |
Rooftop company
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Nadezhda Nabieva | ... |
Rooftop company
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Artyom Volkhovskiy | ... |
Rooftop company
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Alyona Mityushkina | ... |
Subway worker
(as Elena Mityushkina, Alyona Dusenko)
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Tatyana Mishina | ... |
Subway worker
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Maksim Derichev | ... |
Subway worker
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Vladislav Mukhin | ... |
Subway worker
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Genriyetta Avtushenko | ... |
Subway worker
(as Genrietta Avtushenko, Anna Avtushenko)
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| Kirill Ulyanov | ... |
guest at Semyon's cottage
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Anastasiya Lapkovskaya | ... |
guest at Semyon's cottage
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Anna Averyanova | ... |
guest at Semyon's cottage
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Dmitriy Kochkin | ... |
guest at Semyon's cottage
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Natalya Danini | ... |
guest at Semyon's cottage
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Ivan Valberg | ... |
guest at Semyon's cottage
(as Ivan Kudryavtsev)
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Aleksandr Bratkovskiy | ... |
guest at Semyon's cottage
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Mariya Tarnavskaya | ... |
guest at Semyon's cottage
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Alexandra Cherkasova-Sluzhitel | ... |
guest at Semyon's cottage
(as Aleksandra Cherkasova, Aleksandra Cherkasova-Sluzhitel)
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Yuliya Kalandarishvili | ... |
girl at the Academy of Arts
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Yuliya Kutepova | ... |
girl at the Academy of Arts
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Natalya Shmakova | ... |
girl at the Academy of Arts
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Dmitriy Bogovistov | ... |
man at the Academy of Arts
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Maksim Stepanov | ... |
man at the Academy of Arts
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Vasiliy Kovalchuk | ... |
Militsioner
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Nikolay Pankratov | ... |
Militsioner
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Valentina Yasen | ... |
neighbor of the Dovlatovs
(as Valentina Neymorovets)
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Yaroslav Eryomushko | ... |
neighbor of the Dovlatovs
(as Yaroslav Eremushko)
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Nikolai Danilov | ... |
neighbor of the Dovlatovs
(as Nikolay Danilov)
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Igor Gorshkov | ... |
neighbor of the Dovlatovs
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Natalya Yamogulko | ... |
neighbor of the Dovlatovs
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Antonina Vvedenskaya | ... |
Finnish tourist
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Svetlana Obidina | ... |
actress at Lenfilm
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Anastasiya Danielyants | ... |
Projectionist
(as Asya Shirshina)
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Natalya Rodina | ... |
Singer
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Yuriy Bogatyryov | ... |
Saxophone
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Aleksey Gorshkov | ... |
Trumpet
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Nikolay Sizov | ... |
Piano
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Aleksandr Vladimirov | ... |
Contrabass
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Aleksey Petkevich | ... |
Guitar
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Vladislav Manuilov | ... |
Drummer
(as Vlad Manuilov)
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Ilya Tribelsky | ... |
Saxophonist in the kitchen
(as Ilya Tribelskiy)
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Alla Akulova |
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Naum Aleksandrov |
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Evgeniy Andrievskiy |
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Svetlana Anikina |
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Polina Anisenko |
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Gulnara Antipova |
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Gennadiy Blinov |
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Nikola Boshnakov |
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Roman Brizhotyy |
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Alla Bruk |
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Lev Bunin |
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Elisey Davydov |
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Asya Finkelstein | ... |
(as Asya Finkelshteyn, Asya Filkenshteyn)
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Elmira Gazizova |
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Alessandra Giuntini | ... |
(as Alessandra Dzhuntini)
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Egor Grabar |
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Aleksandr Gubik |
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Veniamin Kac | ... |
(as Veniamin Kats)
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Dmitriy Kantserov |
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Slavyana Karsakova |
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Kseniya Kerman |
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Anastasiya Kitaisan | ... |
(as Anastasiya Kitaysan)
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Roman Korotin |
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Kristina Korshykova |
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Olga Krukovskaya | ... |
girl at the Academy of Arts
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Mikhail Kuklenko |
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Vadim Levental |
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Sofya Liskovets |
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Yevgeny Lobzhanidze | ... |
(as Evgeniy Lobzhanidze)
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Mikhail Loov | ... |
guest at Semyon's cottage
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Vladimir Mikhalkov |
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Matvey Morozov |
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Timofey Murzin |
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Vitaliy Negrevku |
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Vladimir Nezhentsev |
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Sofia Nikiforova | ... |
(as Sofya Nikiforova, Sofiya Nikiforova)
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Polina Nikoneeva |
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Yuliya Panova |
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Valeriy Georgievich Petrov | ... |
Rooftop company
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Ekaterina Podolskaya |
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Mikhail Prokhorov |
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Kseniya Ramenskaya |
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Dmitriy Reznikov |
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Julietta Saakyan | ... |
(as Dzhulyetta Saakyan)
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Elizaveta Savina |
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Mariya Sharapova |
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Marina Shepelenko |
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Liliya Shevchenko |
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Fyodor Shilov |
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Denis Shirko |
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Lev Smirnov |
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Anna Smolyarova |
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Leonid Smushkovich | ... |
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Irina Telyakova |
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Pavel Trubin |
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Yuliya Vasileva |
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Vladislav Vasilyonok |
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Anna Vekker |
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Vera Volt |
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Diana Yakovleva |
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Aleksey Yuferev |
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Nina Zhirnakova | ... |
(as Nina Zhernakova)
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Boris Zlobinskiy |
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Directed by
| Aleksey German Jr. | ... | (directed by) (as Aleksey German) |
Written by
| Aleksey German Jr. | ... | (screenplay) (as Aleksey German) |
| Yulia Tupikina | ... | (screenplay) (as Yuliya Tupikina) |
Produced by
| Shota Boterashvili | ... | associate producer |
| Konstantin Ernst | ... | general manager |
| Dariusz Jablonski | ... | producer (as Dariush Yablonski) |
| Violetta Kaminska | ... | producer |
| Vasiliy Kirpichyov | ... | associate producer |
| Maxim Lojevsky | ... | co-producer (as Maksim Lozhevskiy) |
| Alexey Lvovich | ... | executive producer (as Aleksey Lvovich) |
| Miroslav Mogorovic | ... | producer (as Miroslav Mogorovich) |
| Rushan Nasibulin | ... | co-producer |
| Eduard Pichugin | ... | co-producer |
| Andrey Savelev | ... | general manager (as Andrey Savelyev) |
| Sergey Titinkov | ... | co-producer |
| Artem Vasiliev | ... | general manager (as Artyom Vasilev) |
| Isabella Wojcik | ... | producer (as Izabela Voychik) |
| Olga Yuntunen | ... | executive producer |
Cinematography by
| Lukasz Zal | ||
Editing by
| Daria Gladysheva | ... | lead editor (as Darya Gladysheva) |
| Sergey Ivanov | ... | lead editor |
Editorial Department
| Yury Vorokhin | ... | colorist |
Casting By
| Vladimir Golov | ... | original casting director |
| Anna Sagalovich | ... | original casting director |
Production Design by
| Elena Okopnaya | ||
Costume Design by
| Elena Okopnaya | ... | (costume design) |
Makeup Department
| Natalya Ratkevich | ... | makeup designer |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Natalia Kalashnikova | ... | co-director (as Natalya Kalashnikova) |
| Evgeni Kirpichnikova | ... | second assistant director (as Evgeniya Kirpichnikova) |
| Vladislav Voloshinov | ... | assistant director (as Vlad Voloshinov) |
| Maksim Yelagin | ... | co-director (as Maksim Elagin) |
Art Department
| Evgeny Arkhangelsky | ... | assistant production design (as Evgeniy Arkhangelskiy) |
| Igor Babanov | ... | props |
| Gayrat Galeev | ... | art department assistant |
| Yana Goncharova | ... | assistant property master |
| Darya Kaminskaya | ... | art department assistant |
| Nikolay Kargin | ... | assistant production design |
| Anna Kemeneva | ... | assistant production design |
| Maksim Kuznetsov | ... | art department assistant |
| Elena Okopnaya | ... | production design |
| Alexey Paderin | ... | art department assistant (as Aleksey Paderin) |
| Darya Petrova | ... | assistant production design |
| Nadezhda Sippol | ... | assistant production design |
| Elena Solovyova | ... | assistant production design |
| Pavel Svincov | ... | art department assistant (as Pavel Svintsov) |
| Oleg Yudin | ... | assistant property master |
| Ayrat Yusupov | ... | assistant production design (as Airat Yusupov) |
Sound Department
| Gavriil Biryulin | ... | sound recordist |
| Sergey Figner | ... | foley artist |
| Jorge García Bastidas | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Ivan Gusakov | ... | sound director |
| Alexander Valentsov | ... | boom operator |
| Dmitriy Vasilev | ... | sound effects editor |
Visual Effects by
| Andrey Chechetkin | ... | visual effects producer / visual effects supervisor |
| Apollinary Zakharov | ... | compositor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Dmitriy Butenko | ... | steadicam operator |
| Andrey Gorodilov | ... | assistant camera |
| Lora Kanterman | ... | assistant camera |
| Fhilipp Martinov | ... | second assistant camera (as Filipp Martynov) |
| Konstantin Mikhaylov | ... | assistant camera |
| Anton Petersen | ... | assistant camera (as Anton Peterson) |
| Dmitriy Petrov | ... | assistant camera |
| Valerii Petrov | ... | steadicam operator (as Valeriy Petrov) |
| Aleksandr Pitomtsev | ... | assistant camera |
| Vyacheslav Samuylov | ... | assistant camera |
| Dmitriy Somryakov | ... | assistant camera |
| Igor Vaganov | ... | assistant camera |
| Ernest Velchinski | ... | camera operator |
| Jaroslaw Wierzbicki | ... | steadicam operator (as Yaroslav Verzhbitski) |
| Lukasz Zal | ... | director of photography (as Lukash Zal) |
Casting Department
| Teresa Violetta Buhl | ... | casting associate (as Violetta Bul) |
| Nataliya Fedorenko | ... | casting assistant (as Natalya Fedorenko) |
| Yuliya Kobylinskaya | ... | additional casting |
| Olga Kvashennikova | ... | casting assistant |
| Evgeniya Melnikova | ... | casting assistant |
| Mina Zarkovic-Mihaylova | ... | casting associate |
Additional Crew
| Thessa Mooij | ... | publicist |
Thanks
| Sergei Dovlatov | ... | in memory of: additional footage |
| Ekaterina Dovlatova | ... | special thanks |
| Elena Dovlatova | ... | special thanks |
| Nikita Mikhalkov | ... | special thanks |
| Georgiy Poltavchenko | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- SAGa
- Metrafilms
- Perviy Kanal (co-production)
- Message Film (co-production)
- Art and Pop Corn (co-production)
- Eurimages (co-production)
Distributors
- Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing (WDSSPR) (2018) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Perviy Kanal (2019) (Russia) (tv)
- Ama Films (2019) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Baska Sinema (2018) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- CDI Films (2018) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Eye Film Instituut (2019) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Imovision (2018) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Netflix (2018) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Paradis Films (2018) (France) (theatrical)
- Uzumasa (2020) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Leopardo Filmes (2018) (Portugal)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Ca Ira (financial services)
- Cinema Rent (technical support)
- Cosmosfilm (color correction and mastering)
- Eclectic Translations (subtitles)
- Kommersant (media sponsor)
- Lenfilm Studio (participation)
- Metrafilms (participation)
- Pristine Frame (computer graphics)
- Sever Studio (participation)
- State Film Fund of the Russian Federation (participation)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
DOVLATOV charts six days in the life of brilliant, ironic writer who saw far beyond the rigid limits of 70s Soviet Russia. Sergei Dovlatov fought preserve his own talent and decency with poet and writer Joseph Brodsky while watching his artist friends getting crushed by the iron-willed state machinery. Written by Alpha Violet |
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Features Romantyczni (1970). See more » |