Dead Man's Bluff

"Who says crime doesn't pay?"

2005 1h 51m RU

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 179

CrimeComedyThriller

Synopsis

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Sergei and Simon have to deliver a suitcase full of heroin to Mikhalych or else they will be killed. There is one minor detail: the only problem-solving technique they are familiar with is a shot in the head.

“Who says crime doesn't pay?”

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Cast

Aleksey Panin
Сергей
Dmitriy Dyuzhev
Саймон
Nikita Mikhalkov
Сергей Михайлович (Михалыч)
Sergey Makovetskiy
Корон
Anatoli Zhuravlyov
Бала
Grigorij Sijatvinda
Баклажан
Viktor Sukhorukov
Степан Воронов
Garik Sukachyov
Мозг

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aleksei Balabanov
Writers: Stas Mokhnachev, Aleksei Balabanov
Languages: English, Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aleksei Balabanov, shot by Evgeny Privin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tatyana Kuzmichyova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Aleksey Panin and Dmitriy Dyuzhev and Nikita Mikhalkov carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Who says crime doesn't pay?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0420982 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Aleksei Balabanov directs. Evgeny Privin behind the camera. Tatyana Kuzmichyova cuts. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in English, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
3Directed by Aleksei Balabanov, shot by Evgeny Privin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Tatyana Kuzmichyova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Aleksey Panin and Dmitriy Dyuzhev and Nikita Mikhalkov carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Who says crime doesn't pay?".
7IMDB entry: tt0420982 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.