Synopsis
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
Key facts
Cast
Aleksey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Roman Madyanov, Anna Ukolova, Aleksey Rozin, Sergey Pokhodaev, Platon Kamenev
Original language
Russian
First release
September 24, 2014 (France)
Production companies
Non-Stop Production
Awards
Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film, Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Feature Film
Setting
Russia
Filming locations
Murmansk Oblast
Crew
Screenplay
Andrey Zvyagintsev, Oleg Negin
Producer
Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov
Cinematography
Mikhail Krichman
Editing
Anna Mass
Music
Andrey Dergachev
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Academy Awards 2015 academy_award
- Independent Spirit Awards 2015 generic - Best International
- AFI Fest 2014 generic - World Cinema
- Busan International Film Festival 2014 generic - World Cinema
- Cannes Film Festival 2014 generic
- Telluride Film Festival 2014 generic - Main Program
- Toronto International Film Festival 2014 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | France | September 24, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Belgium | October 22, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | October 23, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | October 23, 2014 |
| Streaming | Austria | October 25, 2014 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | November 7, 2014 |
| Streaming | Ireland | November 7, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | November 13, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Slovakia | December 4, 2014 |
| Theatrical | United States | December 25, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Spain | January 1, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | January 8, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | January 15, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Israel | January 29, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Russia | February 5, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Greece | February 12, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | March 5, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | March 5, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Germany | March 12, 2015 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | March 19, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Italy | May 7, 2015 |
| Streaming | Japan | October 31, 2015 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Original version (Russian) | ||
| Home video | Netherlands | February 3, 2015 |
Full credits
| Director | Andrey Zvyagintsev |
| Cast | Aleksey Serebryakov (Nikolay Sergeev), Elena Lyadova (Liliya Sergeeva), Vladimir Vdovichenkov (Dmitriy Seleznyov), Roman Madyanov (Vadim Shelevyat), Anna Ukolova (Anzhela Polivanova), Aleksey Rozin (Pasha), Sergey Pokhodaev (Roma), Platon Kamenev (Vitya), Sergei Bachursky (Stepanych), Valeriy Grishko (Bishop), Alla Emintseva (Judge), Margarita Shubina (Prosecutor), Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov (Police Chief), Sergey Borisov (Operative), Igor Savochkin (Investigator), Igor Sergeev (Father Vasiliy), Konstantin Telegin, Olga Lapshina, Mariya Shekunova, Irina Ryndina, Nikita Yashin, Elena Ivitskaya, Irina Vilkova, Aleksey Karabanov, Artyom Kobzev, Lesya Kudryashova, Sergey Grab, Vyacheslav Gonchar, Irina Gavra, Grigory Baranov, Larisa Krupina, Ulyana Artemenko, Viktor Ryabov, Sergey Murzin, Andrey Kostyuk, Tatiana Afanasyeva, Marianna Shults, Kristina Pakarina, Ruslan Khabibullov, Victor Krasnoperov, Aleksey Pavlov, Evgeny Ryabov, Andrey Kolyadov, Igor Litovkin, Anatoly Gordienko, Irina Sirbiladze, Alena Baykova, Roman Kovalev, Denis Lukin, Marina Yukina, Daniil Arkatov, Vladimir Lupanov, Evgeny Yakunin, Pavel Lebedev, Fyodor Matyushkin, Danila Fedyukin, Natalia Garustovich, Andrey Belozyorov, Rezo Milorava, Evgeny Kozhevin, Dmitry Tolkachev, Dmitry Kuryanov, Valeriy Devyatykh, Yuri Vorotyntsev, Vladislav Kirpichev, Pavel Gorin, Aleksandra Denisenko, Aleksei Zharkov, Dmitry Kovalenko, Sergey Zhivotov, Mariya Felyanina, Gennady Bykovsky, Aleksey Dolgushin, Aleksandr Shabalin, Aleksey Baranov, Nikolay Plesov, Maria Yekhlakova, Natalia Gandzyuk, Anna Pereleshina, Anastasia Pavlushina, Tatyana Udaltsova |
| Screenplay | Andrey Zvyagintsev, Oleg Negin |
| Producer | Alexander Rodnyansky, Sergey Melkumov |
| Executive producer | Ekaterina Marakulina |
| Cinematography | Mikhail Krichman |
| Editing | Anna Mass |
| Music | Andrey Dergachev |
| Production design | Andrey Ponkratov |
| Visual effects | Dmitriy Tokoyakov |
| Sound | Andrey Dergachev |
| Costumes | Anna Bartuli |
Additional data: TMDB.
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