Three Seconds

2017 2h 13m RU

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 187

Drama

Synopsis

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The story is set at the 1972 Munich Olympics where the U.S. team lost the basketball championship for the first time in 36 years. The final moments of the final game have become one of the most controversial events in Olympic history. With play tied, the score table horn sounded during a second free throw attempt that put the U.S. ahead by one. But the Soviets claimed they had called for a time out before the basket and confusion ensued. The clock was set back by three seconds twice in a row and the Russians finally prevailed at the very last. The U.S. protested, but a jury decided in the USSR’s favor and Team USA voted unanimously to refuse its silver medals. The Soviet players have been treated as heroes at home.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vladimir Mashkov
тренер сборной СССР Владимир Гаранжин
Ivan Kolesnikov
игрок сборной СССР Александр Белов
Viktoriya Tolstoganova
жена Владимира Ксения Гаранжина
Marat Basharov
чиновник Госкомспорта Терещенко
Andrey Smolyakov
Григорий Моисеев (председатель Федерации баскетбола СССР)
Sergey Garmash
председатель Госкомспорта Сергей Павлов
John Savage
тренер сборной США Генри Айба
Andrius Paulavičius
литовский водитель Йонас

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anton Megerdichev
Writers: Nikolai Kulikov, Andrey Kureychik
Languages: Russian, English
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anton Megerdichev, shot by Igor Grinyakin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Julia Holter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 7

CAST

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Vladimir Mashkov and Ivan Kolesnikov and Viktoriya Tolstoganova carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5987402 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anton Megerdichev directs. Igor Grinyakin behind the camera. Julia Holter scores. Anton Megerdichev cuts. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.
3Directed by Anton Megerdichev, shot by Igor Grinyakin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Julia Holter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Anton Megerdichev shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Vladimir Mashkov and Ivan Kolesnikov and Viktoriya Tolstoganova carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5987402 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Igor Grinyakin
Original score: Julia Holter
Editing: Anton Megerdichev
Production design: Sergey Agin
Costume design: Sergey Struchev
Runtime: 133 min · 2h 13m
Status: Released
Box office: $51,169,464
Original language: RU
IMDB: Three Seconds (2017)

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crastana2022-07-18
★ 10/10
It doesn't matter what genre, what actor, pictures, whatever; a story has to be interesting, dialogues, creativity, even if it's a war movie, a sports movie, a science fiction movie, a romantic movie, a musical movie, it doesn't matter if it has big names, pretty faces and impressive visual effects, it's worth nothing without the basics; a common problem in Hollywood today, decent story telling. In the case of Dvzheine vverk, they made even people who are not interested in sports interested in this film, without forcing propaganda, great dialogue and impressive visual effects with a small fraction of the budget of a Hollywood blockbuster on this scale .

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