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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.

Financials & Box Office Performance

Post Production

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

Director

Klim Shipenko

Screenplay & Story

Klim Shipenko, Aleksey Shipenko

Director of Photography

Boris Litovchenko, Andrey Ivanov

Film Editing

Tim Pavelko

Producers

Alexandr Ostapyuk, Denis Zhalinsky, Dmitry An, Mikhail Tkachenko, Georgy Shabanov

Department Leadership Roster

Boris Litovchenko

Director of Photography

Klim Shipenko

Klim Shipenko

Screenplay

Klim Shipenko

Klim Shipenko

Director

Aleksey Shipenko

Aleksey Shipenko

Screenplay

Ulyana Ryabova

Production Design

Dmitry Andreev

Dmitry Andreev

Costume Design

Tim Pavelko

Editor

Denis Zhalinsky

Denis Zhalinsky

Producer

Mikhail Tkachenko

Mikhail Tkachenko

Producer

Georgy Shabanov

Georgy Shabanov

Producer

Vadim Vereshchagin

Vadim Vereshchagin

Producer

Andrey Ivanov

Andrey Ivanov

Director of Photography

Eduard Iloyan

Eduard Iloyan

Producer

Alexey Trotsyuk

Alexey Trotsyuk

Producer

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.