Radio Day

2008 1h 38m RU

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★7.2TMDB · 122

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Synopsis

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It's the day of radio in Russia. The radio station staff decides to invite famous bands, who will perform live for the ship with animals stranded in the Sea of Japan. And something goes wrong!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Leonid Barats
Aleksei
Nonna Grishaeva
Nonna
Aleksandr Demidov
Aleksandr
Rostislav Khait
Slava
Kamil Larin
Kamil
Maksim Vitorgan
DJ Maks
Mikhail Kozyrev
Mikhail Natanovich
Dmitriy Maryanov
DJ Dim

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dmitriy Dyachenko
Writers: Leonid Barats, Rostislav Khait, Sergey Petreykov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Kvartet I Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dmitriy Dyachenko, shot by Maksim Trapo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Igor Malakhov 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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Leonid Barats and Nonna Grishaeva and Aleksandr Demidov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1217565 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dmitriy Dyachenko directs. Maksim Trapo behind the camera. Igor Malakhov cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Part of the "Kvartet I Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Dmitriy Dyachenko, shot by Maksim Trapo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Igor Malakhov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Leonid Barats and Nonna Grishaeva and Aleksandr Demidov carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1217565 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Maksim Trapo
Editing: Igor Malakhov
Production design: Oleg Smarovsky
Costume design: Tatyana Koltsova
Makeup / hair: Irina Davletyarova
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Status: Released
Budget: $4,000,000
Original language: RU
IMDB: Radio Day (2008)

Part of

Kvartet I Collection

'Kvartet I' is a Russian theater company founded in Moscow in 1993 by a group of graduates from the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts. Kvartet I also made a few films including Election Day. The founding members of Kvartet I were: Kamil Larin, Rostislav Chait, Leonid Baratz and Alexander Demidov.