
December
Декабрь
Synopsis
In December of 1925, renowned American dancer Isadora Duncan arrives at the Soviet-Latvian border, where she makes arrangements for her lover Yesenin to flee from the USSR. All he has to do is get on the train to Riga. The poet secretly travels from Moscow to snowy Leningrad, where he gets caught up in a crazy whirlwind of events. While trying to evade surveillance by secret services, he has a series of fateful encounters. He finds both solace and despair in the city’s criminal underground. Despite the many obstacles he faces along the way, he remains determined to reunite with Isadora.
Top Cast
Explore Star Directory →Alexander Petrov
Sergey Esenin
Aleksandr Samoylenko
Kristina Asmus
Elizaveta Ustinova
Sergey Gilev
Andrey Merzlikin
Vladimir Vdovichenkov
Kirill Nagiev
Mariya Valeshnaya
Isadora Duncan
Sonya Karpunina
Andrius Paulavičius
Valery Oktyabrsky
Serafima Ogareva
Yang Ge
Alexandra Cherkasova
Polina Gudieva
Ilya Semyonov
Vladimir Afanasyev
Partner
Alexandr Volkov
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$3.4M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
Pending
Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Klim Shipenko
- Screenplay & Story
- Klim Shipenko, Aleksey Shipenko
- Original Title
- Декабрь
- Country of Origin
- Russia
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- Unknown
- Production Budget
- $3.4M
- Production Studios
- Yellow, Black & White, All Media A Start Company, START Studio, Central Partnership, Studio Globus, Cinema Foundation of Russia, Kinoprime Foundation
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Klim Shipenko
Klim Shipenko, Aleksey Shipenko
Boris Litovchenko, Andrey Ivanov
Tim Pavelko
Alexandr Ostapyuk, Denis Zhalinsky, Dmitry An, Mikhail Tkachenko, Georgy Shabanov
Department Leadership Roster
Boris Litovchenko
Director of Photography
Klim Shipenko
Screenplay
Klim Shipenko
Director
Aleksey Shipenko
Screenplay
Ulyana Ryabova
Production Design
Dmitry Andreev
Costume Design
Tim Pavelko
Editor
Denis Zhalinsky
Producer
Mikhail Tkachenko
Producer
Georgy Shabanov
Producer
Vadim Vereshchagin
Producer
Andrey Ivanov
Director of Photography
Eduard Iloyan
Producer
Alexey Trotsyuk
Producer
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for December.
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Frequently Asked Questions About December
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is December about?
In December of 1925, renowned American dancer Isadora Duncan arrives at the Soviet-Latvian border, where she makes arrangements for her lover Yesenin to flee from the USSR. All he has to do is get on the train to Riga. The poet secretly travels from Moscow to snowy Leningrad, where he gets caught up in a crazy whirlwind of events. While trying to evade surveillance by secret services, he has a series of fateful encounters. He finds both solace and despair in the city’s criminal underground. Despite the many obstacles he faces along the way, he remains determined to reunite with Isadora.
Who directed December?
December was directed by Klim Shipenko.
Who stars in December?
The principal cast of December includes Alexander Petrov, Aleksandr Samoylenko, Kristina Asmus, Sergey Gilev, Andrey Merzlikin.
When was December released and how long is it?
December was released in the theatrical window with a total runtime of Unknown.
