A Friend of the Deceased
Приятель небіжчика
Synopsis
Tolla is an unemployed translator whose wife is leaving him. Despondent and weak, he submits to the suggestion of an acquaintance to have a contract placed on the man that his wife is seeing. Instead, however, he arranges for the hit to be placed on himself. Before the contract is executed, he develops a relationship with a prostitute, and then changes his mind. In order to survive he takes the obvious course of action, which turns out to have possibly been unnecessary, and then he must deal with the guilt.
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Приятель небіжчика (1997), реж. В'ячеслав Криштофович | Тизер-трейлер
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Aleksandr Lazarev Jr.
Anatoli
Anzhelika Nevolina
Katia
Elena Korikova
Marina
Tetyana Kryvytska Stang Lund
Lena / Vika (as Tatyana Krivitskaya)
Evgeniy Pashin
Dima
Serhii Romaniuk
Ivan
Kostiantyn Kostyshyn
Kostya
Anatoli Mateshko
Boris
Valentina Ilyashenko
female bartender
Rostislav Yankovsky
Igor Lvovich
Aleksey Goncharenko
Vadim Semyonovich
Elena Stefanska
Alisa
Boris Zelenetski
Tamara Plashenko
Yuliia Volchkova
Boris Aleksandrov
Alyosha Kuznetsov
Lyudmyla Travnykova
Release History & Theatrical Window
May 1, 1998
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$145K
Filming & production cost
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Viacheslav Kryshtofovych, Leonid Boyko
- Screenplay & Story
- Andrii Kurkov
- Original Score
- Volodymyr Gronsky
- Original Title
- Приятель небіжчика
- Country of Origin
- France, Ukraine
- Spoken Languages
- Russian, Ukrainian
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Production Budget
- $145K
- Production Studios
- Compagnie des Films, Compagnie Est-Ouest, CNC, Dovzhenko Film Studios, Ministry of Culture of Ukraine
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Viacheslav Kryshtofovych, Leonid Boyko
Andrii Kurkov
Volodymyr Gronsky
Jacky Ouaknine, Pierre Rival
Department Leadership Roster
Viacheslav Kryshtofovych
Director
Leonid Boyko
Director
Andrii Kurkov
Writer
Roman Adamovych
Production Design
Jacky Ouaknine
Producer
Pierre Rival
Producer
Volodymyr Gronsky
Original Music Composer
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What is A Friend of the Deceased about?
Tolla is an unemployed translator whose wife is leaving him. Despondent and weak, he submits to the suggestion of an acquaintance to have a contract placed on the man that his wife is seeing. Instead, however, he arranges for the hit to be placed on himself. Before the contract is executed, he develops a relationship with a prostitute, and then changes his mind. In order to survive he takes the obvious course of action, which turns out to have possibly been unnecessary, and then he must deal with the guilt.
Who directed A Friend of the Deceased?
A Friend of the Deceased was directed by Viacheslav Kryshtofovych, Leonid Boyko.
Who stars in A Friend of the Deceased?
The principal cast of A Friend of the Deceased includes Aleksandr Lazarev Jr., Anzhelika Nevolina, Elena Korikova, Tetyana Kryvytska Stang Lund, Evgeniy Pashin.
When was A Friend of the Deceased released and how long is it?
A Friend of the Deceased was released in 1997 with a total runtime of 1h 40m.
Who composed the musical score for A Friend of the Deceased?
The original motion picture soundtrack for A Friend of the Deceased was composed by Volodymyr Gronsky.