“April” is a Russian film of 2001 . Directorial debut of screenwriter Konstantin Murzenko . A kind of continuation of the film " Mom, Do not Cry " and the prequel of the film " Mom, Do not Cry 2 ".
| April | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | criminal drama |
| Producer | Konstantin Murzenko |
| Producer | Yusup Bakhshiev |
| Author script | Konstantin Murzenko |
| In the main cast | Evgeny Stychkin Denis Burgazliev Alexandra Kulikova |
| Operator | Maxim Trapo |
| Composer | Danila Kalashnik |
| Film company | " MB Productions " Non-Stop Productions The film company "STV" |
| Duration | 95 min |
| A country |  Russia |
| Tongue | |
| Year | 2001 |
| IMDb | ID 0321264 |
Content
Story
In order to justify his name before the bigwigs of the underworld, an old thief, a former orphanage child Peter April, is forced to accept an order from the “godfather” of the mafia to eliminate two individuals who allegedly set him up (but first of all, clearly displeasing to the customer). At the same time, one of April’s “targets” - businessman Vova, who got confused in his relations with crime, is forced to save his own life by agreeing to a very dangerous and dubious business. Naturally, at one fine moment their paths-roads intersect - but at the most inopportune time and in the most unexpected place. In just one night, the heroes of the film must solve their problems, find the truth and, possibly, pay a high price for it.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Evgeny Stychkin | Peter April |
| Gosha Kutsenko | Arthur |
| Alexandra Kulikova | Alla |
| Renata Litvinova | Nastasya |
| Alexander Lazarev | a priest |
| Sergey Mazaev | Felix Pavlovich |
| Michael Krug | Leonid Petrovich (“Tourist”) |
| Denis Burgazliev | Vladimir Markovich Dergach |
| Olga Suslova | Ekaterina Petrovna Stern |
| Alexander Nazarov | Dr. Mertsalov |
| Dmitry Dyuzhev | security guard |
Camera crew
- Scriptwriter and director: Konstantin Murzenko
- Operator: Maxim Trapo
- Artist: Grigory Pushkin
Festivals and Awards
- 2001 - “ Window to Europe ” Foundation in Vyborg - Special Jury Prize “For Musical Solution” (Danila Kalashnik)
- 2002 - Vivat Cinema of Russia! Foundation in St. Petersburg - Prize for Best Actor (Evgeny Stychkin)
- 2002 - IFF in Berlin - Participation in the Forum Program (Konstantin Murzenko)
- 2003 - “ Golden Eagle ” - three nominations [1] :
- Best Director-Debutant (Konstantin Murzenko)
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Alexandra Kulikova)
- The best work of a sound engineer
Notes
- ↑ Nominees of the Golden Eagle Award for 2002 (inaccessible link) . National Film Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Russia . Date of treatment June 3, 2015. Archived June 29, 2015.
Literature
- Barabash, Catherine. Nicknamed April // The Art of Cinema . - 2002. - No. 3 . - ISSN 0130-6405 .
- Gusyatinsky, Eugene. The sky in diamonds // The Art of Cinema. - 2002. - No. 3 . - ISSN 0130-6405 .
- Mantsov, Igor. On the threshold // The art of cinema. - 2002. - No. 1 . - ISSN 0130-6405 .