Close Enemy

2010 1h 25m EN

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★1.0TMDB · 3

ActionDrama

Synopsis

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Young woman decides to revenge her husband killers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Evgeniya Trofimova
Polina
Dmitriy Dyuzhev
Oleg
Aleksandr Golovin
Sandrik
Nikolai Dobrynin
Chernyak
Roman Kostomarov
Kolya
Sergey Grekov
Zakhar
Andrei Panin
Valek
Nelly Uvarova

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aleksandr Atanesyan
Writers: Aleksandr Atanesyan, Ilya Avramenko
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $4.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Part of the "Близкий враг (Серия)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aleksandr Atanesyan, shot by Bruce Alan Greene. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Evgeniya Trofimova and Dmitriy Dyuzhev and Aleksandr Golovin carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Aleksandr Atanesyan directs. Bruce Alan Greene behind the camera. Steven Kemper cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $4.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 16 years ago.
4Part of the "Близкий враг (Серия)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Aleksandr Atanesyan, shot by Bruce Alan Greene. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Steven Kemper shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Evgeniya Trofimova and Dmitriy Dyuzhev and Aleksandr Golovin carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt1340801 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.