The Coach

2018 2h 18m RU

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 72

Drama

Synopsis

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Contemporary Russia. After he flubs a penalty kick, a humiliated national soccer player quits the game. He flees to a small town, where he decides to coach their local team.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Danila Kozlovsky
Yuriy Stoleshnikov
Irina Gorbacheva
Lara
Vladimir Ilin
Berger
Andrey Smolyakov
Father of Yuriy Stoleshnikov
Viktor Verzhbitskiy
Mayor
Aleksandr Ilyin Jr
Mechanic
Dmitry Chebotarev
Masyanya
Masha Koshina
Dasha

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Danila Kozlovsky
Writers: Pavel Ruminov, Sergey Chetverukhin, Andrey Zolotarev
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Danila Kozlovsky, shot by Fedor Lyass. 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 Oleg Karpachev. 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 Mariya Likhacheva 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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Danila Kozlovsky and Irina Gorbacheva and Vladimir Ilin carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7632930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Danila Kozlovsky directs. Fedor Lyass behind the camera. Oleg Karpachev scores. Mariya Likhacheva cuts. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Directed by Danila Kozlovsky, shot by Fedor Lyass. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Oleg Karpachev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Mariya Likhacheva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Danila Kozlovsky and Irina Gorbacheva and Vladimir Ilin carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt7632930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.