Gogol. The Beginning

"The Darkest Night Before Dawn"

2017 1h 47m RU

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 115

MysteryAdventureThrillerHorror

Synopsis

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1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case in Dikanka, where everyone hides a dark secret.

“The Darkest Night Before Dawn”

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Cast

Alexander Petrov
Nikolay Vasilievich Gogol
Oleg Menshikov
Yakov Petrovich Guro - investigator
Yan Tsapnik
Bomgart - doctor
Taisiya Vilkova
Elizaveta Andreevna Danishevskaya - countess
Yuliya Frants
Oksana
Sergey Badyuk
Вакула (кузнец)
Artyom Tkachenko
Aleksey Danishevsky - Count, husband of Lisa
Evgeniy Stychkin
Binh - investigator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Egor Baranov
Writers: Aleksey Karaulov, Filipp Konyashov, Nikolai Gogol
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Egor Baranov, shot by Sergey Trofimov. 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 Ryan Otter. 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 Alexander Ivanov 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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Alexander Petrov and Oleg Menshikov and Yan Tsapnik carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Darkest Night Before Dawn".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6628228 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Egor Baranov directs. Sergey Trofimov behind the camera. Ryan Otter scores. Alexander Ivanov cuts. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Part of the "Gogol Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Egor Baranov, shot by Sergey Trofimov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ryan Otter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Alexander Ivanov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Alexander Petrov and Oleg Menshikov and Yan Tsapnik carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The Darkest Night Before Dawn".
8IMDB entry: tt6628228 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.