| Director: | Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov |
|---|---|
| Production: | Pan-Atlantic Studio (Katia Filippova), Homeless Bob Production (Katrin Kissa), Non Stop Production (Alexander Rodnyansky), Arizona Productions (Guillaume de Seille) |
| Running Time: | 105’ |
| Language: | Russian |
| Country: | Russia, Estonia, France |
| Main Cast: | Evgeniy Tsiganov, Natalya Kudryashowa, Yuriy Kuznetsov, Vasiliy Popov, Pavel Maykov, Aleksey Filimonov, Elena Voronchikhina, Maksim Vitorgan |
| Screenplay: | Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov |
| Cinematographer: | Mart Taniel |
| Editor: | Vadim Krasnitsky |
| Production Designer: | Sergey Avstrievskikh |
| Costume Designer: | Anna Bartuli |
| Music: | Andrey Kurchenko |
| Sound: | Vladimir Pryamov, Aleksandr Fedenyov, Stas Kreckov |
| Notes: | 14+ |
Cinema
Tchelovek kotorij udivil vseh (The Man Who Surprised Everyone)
Orizzonti
Synopsis
Egor is a fearless state forest guard in the Siberian Taiga. He is a good family man, respected by his fellow villagers. He and his wife Natalia are expecting a second child. But one day Egor finds out that he has cancer and only two months left to live. No traditional medicine or shamanic magic can save him. Finally, left with no other options, he takes a desperate attempt to trick death. Egor chooses to take the identity of a woman as a way of fighting the disease. His family and the local society now have to accept his new self.
Directors’ Statement
Tchelovek kotorij udivil vseh is a parable about the resistance of the ordinary Russian man to death, which he is trying to deceive. The film is based on the personal memories of the director Natasha Merkulova, her Siberian childhood, the village in which she grew up, the people who surrounded her, the legends that were told in those places.
Producers/Distributors
PRODUCTION 1: Pan-Atlantic Studio
Rublevskoye chosse 81/1/117
121467 – Moscow , Russian Federation
studio_atlantic@mail.ru
Tel. +79 037176969
PRODUCTION 2: Homeless Bob Production
Tööstuse 58-17
10416 – Tallinn, Estonia
kissa@too.ee
Tel. +37 256677855
http://www.homelessbob.ee
PRODUCTION 3: Non Stop Production
Klimentovsky pereulok, 1/2
115184 – Moscow, Russian Federation
inbox@nonstopkino.ru
Tel. +74 956432211
http://www.en.nonstopkino.ru/
PRODUCTION 4: Arizona Productions
5, boulevard Barbes
75018 – Paris, France
guillaume@arizonafilms.net
Tel. +33 678180105
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