Country
Russia
Date
Aug 31, 2017
Certification
18+
The Darkest Night Before Dawn
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case in Dikanka, where everyone hides a dark secret.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Evgeniy Stychkin | Binh - investigator |
| Anton Momot | Грицко |
| Nadezhda Shumilova | midwife |
| Yevgeni Syty | Yakim |
| Artem Suchkov | Tesak |
| Marta Timofeeva | Vasilina |
| Svetlana Kireeva | Khristina |
| Evgeny Kapitonov | father Varfolomey |
| Pavel Derevyanko | Aleksander Pushkin |
| Valery Rybin | Black Horseman |
| Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov | Solopiy Cherevik |
| Ilya Borisov | Popovich |
| Beata Makowskaya | |
| Mariya Myasnikova | |
| Vitaliy Kovalenko | |
| Anastasiya Popova | |
| Andrey Pynzaru |
Genres
MysteryAdventureThrillerHorror
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Гоголь. Начало |
| Lingua originale | Pусский (RU) |
| Lingue parlate | Pусский |
| Paesi di produzione | Russia |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Sreda |
| Data di uscita | 31 agosto 2017 |
| Exec. Producer | Olga Kurenkova, Ivan Golomovzyuk |
| Producer | Olga Nikulina, Artur Dzhanibekyan, Aleksandra Remizova, Valeriy Fedorovich, Evgeniy Nikishov, Aleksandr Tsekalo, Darya Skugar, Ivan Samokhvalov |
| Writer | Aleksey Karaulov, Filipp Konyashov, Natalya Merkulova, Alexey Chupov, Kim Belov, Tikhon Kornev, Nikolai Gogol |
| Casting | Alla Petelina |
| Editors | Alexander Ivanov |
| Cinematography | Sergey Trofimov, Evgeny Kordunsky |
| Asst. Directors | Vera Kryukova, Galina Strizhevskaya, Egor Baranov |
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| Camera Operators | Sergey Trofimov, Evgeny Kordunsky |
| Add. Photography | Sergey Trofimov, Evgeny Kordunsky |
| Production Design | Elena Zhukova |
| Art Direction | Elena Zhukova |
| Set Decoration | Elena Zhukova |
| Visual Effects | Evgeny Barulin |
| Stunts | Sergey Golovkin |
| Composer | Ryan Otter, Denis Dubovik, Mikhail Alekseev, Nikita Ershov, Aleksandr Zhizhov |
| Sound | Denis Dubovik, Mikhail Alekseev, Nikita Ershov, Aleksandr Zhizhov, Ryan Otter |
| Costume Design | Viktoriya Igumnova, Tamara Frid |
| Makeup | Tamara Frid, Viktoriya Igumnova |
| Hairstyling | Viktoriya Igumnova, Tamara Frid |
| Collezione | Gogol Collection |
| Incasso | 7.939.761 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
South Korea
Date
Jun 04, 2019
Certification
15
Digital
Country
Russia
Date
Oct 01, 2017
Certification
18+
Country
Japan
Date
Oct 11, 2019
Certification
R18+
Country
France
Date
Feb 06, 2020
Certification
U
Note
VOD
Physical media
Country
Russia
Date
Nov 13, 2017
Certification
18+
Note
DVD, Blu-ray
Country
Germany
Date
Jul 05, 2019
Certification
16
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