“A friend of the deceased” ( Ukrainian: A friend of a nebizhchik ) is a crime drama of 1997 by the Ukrainian director Vyacheslav Krishtofovich . A film adaptation of the story of Andrei Kurkov, “Dear friend, comrade of the deceased.”
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| Genre | crime drama |
| Producer | Vyacheslav Krishtofovich |
| Producer | Jacques Wacknin, Pierre Rival, Nikolay Mashchenko |
| Author script | Andrey Kurkov |
| In the main cast | Alexander Lazarev (younger) |
| Operator | Vilen Kaluta |
| Composer | Vladimir Gronsky |
| Film company | A. Dovzhenko Film Studio , Compagnie des Films / Compagnie Est-Ouest / Kazakh Film Factory S. Aimanova |
| Duration | 100 min |
| A country |  Ukraine |
| Language | Russian Ukrainian |
| Year | 1997 |
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Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Awards
- 4 References
Story
1990s, Kiev . The period of wild capitalism in the post-Soviet space. The main character of the film, Anatoly, who is pursued by a series of setbacks, cannot adapt to the conditions of a new life. As a result of a combination of circumstances and a rash act, he becomes the cause of the death of the killer , who has a baby son left, which there is no one to take care of.
Cast
- Alexander Lazarev (Jr.) - Anatoly
- Tatyana Krivitskaya - Lena-Vika
- Evgeny Pashin - Dima, seller
- Angelica Nevolina - Katya, wife of Anatoly
- Elena Korikova - Marina
- Anatoly Mateshko - Boris, a businessman who wanted to divorce his wife
- Konstantin Kostyshin - Kostya, killer
- Valentina Ilyashenko - Barmaid
- Alexey Goncharenko - bartender
- Alexey Bogdanovich - Katya's friend
- Rostislav Yankovsky - Igor Lvovich, the man who was “ordered”
- Sergey Romanyuk - Ivan, a person performing dangerous work
- Anton Mukharsky - customer at Dima’s store
Rewards
- 1997 - Prize for acting debut (T. Krivitskaya) IFF “Baltic Pearl-97” ( Riga )
- 1997 - Nomination for the prize of the European Film Academy "Felix" for 1997 in the category "Best Screenwriter" (A. Kurkov)
- 1997 - IFF "Listapad" in Minsk (Special prize and diploma "For harmonious unity and artistic integrity of the film")
- 1998 - Golden Aries Award (Best Director)
- 1998 - Nominations for the Golden Aries -98 Award in the categories: “Best Actor” (A. Lazarev-ml.), “Best Operator” (V. Kalyuta)
- 1998 - applicant from Ukraine for the film award "Oscar"
Links
- " Mate of the Dead ” on the Internet Movie Database