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Why Don't You Just Die!

"Meeting the parents doesn't go smoothly…"

2018 1h 34m RU
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6.6
SOLID
★6.6TMDB · 220
ComedyThrillerHorror
Synopsis
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Andrey, a detective and the world's most horrible father, brings together a terrible group of people in his apartment: his resentful actress daughter, an angry thug, and a cheated cop. Each one of them has a reason to want revenge..

“Meeting the parents doesn't go smoothly…”

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Behind the camera

Director
Kirill Sokolov
Writers
Kirill Sokolov
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 Kirill Sokolov, shot by Dmitriy Ulyukaev. 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 Ivan Kushnir. 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 Kirill Sokolov 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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Aleksandr Kuznetsov and Vitaliy Khaev and Evgeniya Kregzhde carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Meeting the parents doesn't go smoothly…".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7672068 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kirill Sokolov directs. Dmitriy Ulyukaev behind the camera. Ivan Kushnir scores. Kirill Sokolov cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 8 years ago.
  • 2Directed by Kirill Sokolov, shot by Dmitriy Ulyukaev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 3Original score by Ivan Kushnir. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 4Editor Kirill Sokolov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Aleksandr Kuznetsov and Vitaliy Khaev and Evgeniya Kregzhde carry the top of the cast.
  • 6Marketing tagline: "Meeting the parents doesn't go smoothly…".
  • 7IMDB entry: tt7672068 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography
Dmitriy Ulyukaev
Original score
Ivan Kushnir
Editing
Kirill Sokolov
Production design
Viktor Zudin
Costume design
Nataliya Belousova
VFX supervisor
Denis Pikalev
Sound
Kirill Bodrov
Stunt coordinator
Fedor Starykh
Runtime
94 min · 1h 34m
Status
Released
Original language
RU
Certification (US)
NR

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Production companies

Who made it

  • WH

    White Mirror Film Company

    RU

Key crew

  • Visual Effects SupervisorDenis Pikalev
  • StuntsMikhail Belsky
  • CastingElla Skovorodina
  • Stunt CoordinatorFedor Starykh
  • Visual Effects ProducerAlexey Gusev
  • Visual Effects CoordinatorAnna Mitrevich
  • Production DesignViktor Zudin
  • ProducerSofiko Kiknavelidze
  • Costume DesignNataliya Belousova
  • Sound RecordistVadim Rudobelets
  • Stunt DoubleAndrey Spitsyn
  • Stunt DoubleEvgeniy Bonislavskiy
  • Foley ArtistIvan Savelyev
  • Sound Re-Recording MixerKirill Bodrov
  • Sound DirectorAleksandr Kopeykin
  • EditorKirill Sokolov

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • detective
  • thug

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Digital2020-04-20NR

Also known as

International titles

  • Papa, SdokhniRU
  • Muori papà... Muori!IT
  • 岳父受死吧TW

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