@celeste_writes
A patient, formally daring work — the cinematography lingers on empty rooms longer than most audiences will tolerate, but those who stay are rewarded with the most haunting final act of the year.
For years, Andrei Evilenko eluded the obsessive Detective Lesiev and the psychiatric profiler Aron Richter. Spurred on by his rabid fury at the gradual crumbling of his precious Soviet Union, Evilenko is a man who will live, die and kill as a communist.
Quick Stats
5.8
TMDB Rating
132
Votes
1h 51m
Runtime
$9.7M
Budget
$88K
Box Office
1%
Return
Key Crew
DirectorDavid Grieco
WriterDavid Grieco
CinematographyFabio Zamarion
ComposerAngelo Badalamenti
EditorMassimo Fiocchi
Production DesignNello Giorgetti
Produced by
Pacific PicturesJean Vigo ItaliaMiC
Where to Watch
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Critics & Reviews
3 featured@jhalberg
I walked in expecting another genre exercise and walked out feeling like I'd been eavesdropping on a confession. The lead performance is genuinely singular — a career-defining turn.
@priya_a
A few too many scenes feel borrowed from a better film, but the soundtrack and the production design carry the rest. Solid recommendation for fans of slow-burn European thrillers.
Cast
Malcolm McDowell
Andrej 'Romanovic' Evilenko
Marton Csokas
Vadim Timurovic Lesiev
Ronald Pickup
Aron Richter
Frances Barber
Fenja Evilenka
Evgeniya Gladiy
Rulana
Ihor Ciszkewycz
Novikov
F
Fabrizio Sergenti Castellani
Tabakov
Vladimir Levitskiy
Frolov
A
Alexei Chadyuk
Ramemskij
V
Viktor Glushkov
Nikitin
Ostap Stupka
Amitrin
Vernon Dobtcheff
Bagdasarov
A
Adrian McCourt
Surinov
R
Romana Pollak
Irina Zubova
K
Katija Kaslikov
Ragazza Luna Park
