COUNTRY
Russia, France, Switzerland
PRODUCTION
Hype Films LLC, Charades Productions SAS, Board Card Films
YEAR2024
DURATION123 min
WRITING Yury Bykov
CINEMATOGRAPHY Mikhail Soloviev
MUSIC
Ivan Isyanov
EDITION Anna Krutiy
CAST Artyom Bystrov, Oleg Fomin, Claudia Korshunova, Ekaterina Rednikova
DISTRIBUTION Festival Films
INTERNATIONAL SALES Charades SAS
CONTACT festival@festival-films.com
SYNOPSIS One day, Menshov's family witnesses a car accident on the highway. Always ready to lend a hand to those in trouble, he rescues a man trapped in his car. The man rescued from the jaws of death is a high-profile security forces officer, Rodin, who becomes a helpful contact to Ivan. However, this friendship will cost Ivan more than expected and eventually bring him to his knees.
Yury Bykov
He was born on August 15, 1981 in Novomichurinsk, Soviet Union and is a Russian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the social films
The Major in 2013,
The Fool in 2014 and the crime TV series
The Method in 2015.
FILMOGRAPHY
Guard (feature film, 2019),
The Factory (feature film, 2018),
Yolki 1914 (feature film, 2014),
The Fool (feature film, 2014),
The Major (feature film, 2013),
To Live (feature film, 2010)