Burnt by the Sun
Утомлённые солнцем
“A moving and poignant story set against the corrupt politics of the Stalinist era.”
Synopsis
Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his dacha with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends. Things change dramatically with the unheralded arrival of Cousin Dmitri from Moscow, who charms the women and little Nadia with his games and pianistic bravura. But Kotov isn't fooled: this is the time of Stalin's repression, with telephone calls in the middle of the night spelling doom - and he knows that Dmitri isn't paying a social call...
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Burnt By The Sun (Утомлённые солнцем) [Oscar's Best Foreign Movie]
Type: Trailer • Published 2010-02-20
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Oleg Menshikov
Dmitry
Nikita Mikhalkov
Sergey
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Marusya
Nadezhda Mikhalkova
Nadya
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Vsevolod Konstantinovich
Svetlana Kryuchkova
Mokhova
Vladimir Ilin
Kirik
Alla Kazanskaya
Lidia Stepanovna
Nina Arkhipova
Elena Mikhailovna
Avangard Leontyev
chauffeur
André Oumansky
Filipp
Inna Ulyanova
Olga Nikolaevna
Lyubov Rudneva
Lyuba
Vladimir Ryabov
NKVD officer
Vladimir Belousov
NKVD employee
Aleksey Pokatilov
2nd NKVD officer
Evgeny Mironov
lieutenant
Tamara Akopova
episode
Release History & Theatrical Window
Brasília
Festival / Special Debut
April 21, 1995
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$2.8M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$2.6M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.93x
-$183K deficit
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Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Nikita Mikhalkov
- Screenplay & Story
- Nikita Mikhalkov, Rustam Ibragimbekov
- Original Score
- Eduard Artemyev
- Original Title
- Утомлённые солнцем
- Country of Origin
- Russia, France
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Production Budget
- $2.8M
- Worldwide Gross
- $2.6M
- Production Studios
- Studio Trite, Camera One
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita Mikhalkov, Rustam Ibragimbekov
Eduard Artemyev
Vilen Kalyuta
Enzo Meniconi
Nikita Mikhalkov, Michel Seydoux, Leonid Vereshchagin
Department Leadership Roster
Nikita Mikhalkov
Director
Nikita Mikhalkov
Screenplay
Vilen Kalyuta
Director of Photography
Enzo Meniconi
Editor
Vladimir Aronin
Production Design
Aleksandr Samulekin
Production Design
Natalya Ivanova
Costume Design
Nikita Mikhalkov
Producer
Michel Seydoux
Producer
Rustam Ibragimbekov
Screenplay
Eduard Artemyev
Original Music Composer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
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R: Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
International Certification Matrix
Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Burnt by the Sun
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What is Burnt by the Sun about?
Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his dacha with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends. Things change dramatically with the unheralded arrival of Cousin Dmitri from Moscow, who charms the women and little Nadia with his games and pianistic bravura. But Kotov isn't fooled: this is the time of Stalin's repression, with telephone calls in the middle of the night spelling doom - and he knows that Dmitri isn't paying a social call...
Who directed Burnt by the Sun?
Burnt by the Sun was directed by Nikita Mikhalkov.
Who stars in Burnt by the Sun?
The principal cast of Burnt by the Sun includes Oleg Menshikov, Nikita Mikhalkov, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Nadezhda Mikhalkova, Vyacheslav Tikhonov.
When was Burnt by the Sun released and how long is it?
Burnt by the Sun was released in 1994 with a total runtime of 2h 15m.
What was the box office and production budget of Burnt by the Sun?
Burnt by the Sun had a reported production budget of $2.8M and grossed $2.6M at the worldwide box office (0.93 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for Burnt by the Sun?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Burnt by the Sun was composed by Eduard Artemyev.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Burnt by the Sun?
Burnt by the Sun holds official age classifications: CA: R; US: R (Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.).