A Friend of the Deceased
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Cast & Crew
Vyacheslav Krishtofovich
Alexander Lazarev Jr.
Yevgeny Pashin
Tatiana Krivitskaya
Elena Korikiva
Angelika Nevolina
Film Details
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Synopsis
Anatoli is down on his luck and, as a translator, is having a difficult time finding work under the new capitalist system in Kiev. Home life is no better as his wife walks out to go live with another man. A friend suggests Anatoli hire a hitman to kill his wife, yet, when it comes to sending a picture of the intended victim, Anatoli sends his own in an attempt at suicide. However, after meeting a hooker with a heart of gold, Anatoli decides to live. Unfortunately, it is too late to call off the hit. So Anatoli is forced to hire another killer to bump off the original hitman.
Director
Vyacheslav Krishtofovich
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for 1997 Screenwriter of the Year (Andrei Kurkov) by the European Film Academy (EFA).
Limited Release in United States May 1, 1998
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States March 1998
Released in United States May 1997
Released in United States on Video December 15, 1998
Released in United States on Video December 5, 1998
Released in United States Spring May 1, 1998
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 7-19, 1997.
Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 19-29, 1998.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.)
Released in United States March 1998 (Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 19-29, 1998.)
Released in United States May 1997 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 7-19, 1997.)
Limited Release in United States May 1, 1998
Released in United States Spring May 1, 1998
Released in United States on Video December 5, 1998
Released in United States on Video December 15, 1998
