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Wants to be The Godfather, but the movie's Citizen Kane-style narrative limits its effectiveness. Read critic reviews

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Provincial judge Shmakov (Mariya Mironova) is brought to Moscow to investigate the death of Platon Makovskiy (Vladimir Mashkov), a one-time mathematics professor who became the richest and most ruthless man in modern Russia. Owing his meteoric rise to his criminally masterful manipulation of Russia's post-Communist chaos, Platon kills anyone who gets in his way, all the while basking in the fame afforded by the media limelight and presenting himself as the consummate capitalist.
  • Genre:
    crime, drama
  • Original Language:
    Russian
  • Director:
    Pavel Lungin
  • Producer:
    Catherine Dussart, Vladimir Grigoriev
  • Writer:
    Pavel Lungin, Aleksandr Borodyansky
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
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  • Production Co:
    Network Movie Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH & Co. KG (Hamburg), France 2 Cinéma, Arte France Cinema, Kinokompaniya CTB, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Arte, Gimages
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, DTS, Dolby SR
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Vladimir Mashkov
Platon Makovskiy
Mariya Mironova
Masha
Andrey Krasko
Shmakov
Levan Uchaneishvili
Larri
Marat Basharov
Koshkin
Mikhail Vasserbaum
Mark
Sergey Yushkevich
Viktor
Pavel Lungin
Director
Catherine Dussart
Producer
Vladimir Grigoriev
Producer
Pavel Lungin
Writer
Aleksandr Borodyansky
Writer
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