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MONEY
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Shot for just $4.0M โ micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Leviathan
2014 2h 21m RU
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7.4
SOLID
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7.4TMDB ยท 1,008
DramaCrime
Synopsis
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In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
โSome stories are better left unspoiled.โ
Cast
Aleksey Serebryakov
Nikolay Sergeev
Elena Lyadova
Liliya Sergeeva
Vladimir Vdovichenkov
Dmitriy Seleznyov
Roman Madyanov
Vadim Shelevyat
Anna Ukolova
Anzhela Polivanova
Aleksey Rozin
Pasha
Sergey Pokhodaev
Roma
Platon Kamenev
Vitya
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Writers
- Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev
- Languages
- Russian
- Countries
- Russia
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Fun facts ๐ฟ
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ERA
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Released 12 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, shot by Mikhail Krichman. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Andrey Dergachev. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Anna Mass 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 Serebryakov and Elena Lyadova and Vladimir Vdovichenkov carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2802154 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Andrey Zvyagintsev directs. Mikhail Krichman behind the camera. Andrey Dergachev scores. Anna Mass cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $4.0M โ micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 12 years ago.
- 3Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, shot by Mikhail Krichman. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Andrey Dergachev. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Anna Mass shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Aleksey Serebryakov and Elena Lyadova and Vladimir Vdovichenkov carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt2802154 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Mikhail Krichman
- Original score
- Andrey Dergachev
- Editing
- Anna Mass
- Production design
- Andrey Ponkratov
- Costume design
- Anna Bartuli
- Makeup / hair
- Galia Ponomareva
- VFX supervisor
- Dmitriy Tokoyakov
- Runtime
- 141 min ยท 2h 21m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Box office
- $4,396,821
- Return
- 110% of budget
- Original language
- RU
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Leviathan (2014)
Awards
- Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Feature Film
- Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Andrey Zvyagintsev
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Non-Stop Productions
RU
Key crew
- ProducerSergey Melkumov
- ProducerAlexander Rodnyansky
- Co-ProducerMarianna Sardarova
- CastingElina Ternyaeva
- Production DesignAndrey Ponkratov
- EditorAnna Mass
- SoundAndrey Dergachev
- Costume DesignAnna Bartuli
- Makeup ArtistGalia Ponomareva
- Production ManagerPavel Gorin
- Executive ProducerEkaterina Marakulina
- MusicPhilip Glass
- MusicAndrey Dergachev
- Set DecorationNikolai Ryabtsev
- Property MasterYuliya Galashova
- Dialogue EditorDima Grigoriev
- Foley EditorRuslan Khuseyn
- PyrotechnicianSergey Ryabtsev
- Visual Effects ProducerDilyara Katsaeva
- Visual Effects SupervisorDmitriy Tokoyakov
- StuntsTaras Kiyashko
- Still PhotographerAnna Matveyeva
- Key GripVladimir Protsenko
- Chief Lighting TechnicianPyotr Semyonov
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- small town
- mayor
- car mechanic
- political corruption
- coastal town
- russian
Release history ยท US
When it landed
- Premiere2014-08-29ยท Telluride Film Festival
- Theatrical2014-12-25R
Also known as
International titles
- LeviafanRU
- LeviatanSE
