Russia, 2007, 90 min Ironic drama/eccentric realism
Presented by Danais Films and 20 Cigarettes
Director Alexander Gornovsky
Screenplay Dmitry Sobolev
Producers Irina Smolko, Maxim Sukhanov
Composer Sergei Chekryzhov
Starring Ilya Lubimov, Maxim Sukhanov, Oscar Kuchera, Galina Tiunina
synopsis
This dynamic and ironic work comes from the award winning scriptwriter of Pavel Lungin's ‘The Island'. The film follows a day in the life of Moscow businessman Andrei, as events take ever more dramatic turns with each cigarette that he smokes.
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creators
Alexander Gornovsky
Director
Alexander is a newcomer to feature filmmaking, however his work in shorts, documentary film and TV is very impressive. His debut short film ‘Son' won a Grand Prix at Rome IFF 2006.
Dmitry Sobolev
Script writer
A winner of the ‘Best Screenplay' Golden Eagle award for Pavel Lungin's ‘The Island', Dmitri is one of the most promising young talents in Russian cinema. Despite his relatively short career, he has already written over ten scripts, all of which have been commissioned for production.
actors
Ilya Lubimov (Andrei)
Born in 1977, Ilya Lubimov is one of the upcoming Russian film, TV and theatre actors. Ilya works in the prestigious Moscow theatre of Peter Fomenko, his TV and film appearances include ‘Bimmer', a widely successful contemporary mafia film, and ‘Kukotsky's Incident', a stunning TV adaptation of Ludmila Ulitskaya's novel.
Maksim Sukhanov (Manuil Petrovich)
Making his entrance into the Russian cinema scene with a brilliant role in Peter Todorovsky's ‘Land of the Deaf', Sukhanov rapidly became one of the leading theatre and cinema actors and producers. He has won numerous prestigious theatre, film and TV awards, including NIKA, Golden Mask and Seagull.
Oscar Kuchera (Boris)
In 1996 Oscar graduated from GITIS, one of the most respected institutes of performing arts in Russia. In recent years he has become one of the most vibrant and controversial figures in Russian showbusiness. His awards include both an ‘Ovation' and a ‘Teffi' - the two most prestigious TV prizes.
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