Russia / Sep 15, 1992 / 18+
The face of death
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Srubov is a part of CHEKA, the secret police Lenin established after the Bolshevik Revolution. They arrest, interview for a minute, try in ten seconds, and execute intellectuals, aristocrats, Jews, clergy, and their families. In the building basement, five people at a time are shot as they stand naked facing wooden doors. No one to remember their last words; no martyrs, just anonymous bodies. Daily, the kangaroo court, the executions, the loading of bodies onto wagons. Srubov is cold, distant, sexually dysfunctional, and a deep thinker, hated by former friends and his family. As he tries to reason the nature of revolution and the purpose of CHEKA, he slowly goes mad.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Igor Golovin | commandant |
| Nina Usatova | cleaner |
| Viktor Khozyainov | Naum Nepomnyaschiy |
| Ivan Shvedoff | |
| Vladimir Ermilov | |
| Sergey Zamorev | family doctor |
| Yevgeni Tilicheyev | Pedestrian in plaid trousers |
| Tatyana Zhuravleva | |
| Dmitriy Komov | |
| Olga Tarasenko | |
| Yuliya Dzherbinova | |
| Tatyana Kabanova | |
| Vasili Deryagin | |
| Lyudmila Bogdanova | |
| Viktor Bychkov | Ivanov |
| Sergey Migitsko | captain Klimenko's relative |
| Sergey Kupriyanov |
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| Oksana Bazilevich | Srubov's wife |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Чекист |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | France, Russia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Sodaperaga Productions, Studio Troitskij Most |
| Release date | 15 settembre 1992 |
| Writer | Jacques Baynac, André Milbet, Vladimir Zazubrin |
| Editing | Tamara Denisova |
| Cinematography | Valeri Myulgaut, Stanislav Okhapkin, Anatoly Taborov |
| Assistant directors | Aleksandr Rogozhkin |
| Camera operators | Stanislav Okhapkin, Anatoly Taborov, Valeri Myulgaut |
| Additional photography | Stanislav Okhapkin, Anatoly Taborov, Valeri Myulgaut |
| Music | Dmitri Pavlov |
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| Sound | Dmitri Pavlov |
| Costume design | Tamara Frid |
| Makeup | Tamara Frid |
| Hairstyling | Tamara Frid |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Canada / Sep 16, 1992 / 14A
Brazil / Jan 01, 1993 / e 18
Portugal / Jan 02, 1993 / e 18
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