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Feature film — 2018

Dovlatov (2018)

5.92h 6mDrama

Dovlatov charts six days in the life of a brilliant, ironic writer who saw far beyond the rigid limits of 70s Soviet Russia. Sergei Dovlatov fought to preserve his own talent and decency with poet and writer Joseph Brodsky, while watching his artist friends got crushed by the iron-willed state machinery.

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A high-signal pick with 54 votes.

MetraFilms / Art and Pop Corn / Message Film / SAGa / Eurimages / Channel One / Lenfilm / Sever Studio / Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation / Cinema Foundation of Russia

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Director: Aleksei German Jr.

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Cast & crew

Milan Marić as Sergei Dovlatov

Milan Marić

Sergei Dovlatov

Danila Kozlovsky as David

Danila Kozlovsky

David

Helena Sujecka as Elena Dovlatova

Helena Sujecka

Elena Dovlatova

Eva Gerr as Katya Dovlatova

Eva Gerr

Katya Dovlatova

Arthur Beschastny as Iosif Brodskiy

Arthur Beschastny

Iosif Brodskiy

Anton Shagin as Anton Kuznetsov

Anton Shagin

Anton Kuznetsov

Svetlana Khodchenkova as Actress - Dovlatov's friend

Svetlana Khodchenkova

Actress - Dovlatov's friend

Elena Lyadova as Young editor

Elena Lyadova

Young editor

Igor Mityushkin as Sholom Shvarts - artist

Igor Mityushkin

Sholom Shvarts - artist

Piotr Gąsowski as Semyon Aleksandrovich

Piotr Gąsowski

Semyon Aleksandrovich

Tamara Oganesyan as Nora Dovlatova - Sergei Dovlatov mother

Tamara Oganesyan

Nora Dovlatova - Sergei Dovlatov mother

Anna Ekaterininskaya as Deputy director of the plant

Anna Ekaterininskaya

Deputy director of the plant

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