The First After God

2005 1h 39m RU

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★4.3TMDB · 18

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Synopsis

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The film is based on the true story of Captain Marinesku and set in 1944 during WWII at the Russian Navy Base. Young and beautiful Tanka is in love with Aleksandr Marinin, the brave Captain of the Russian submarine. He is under the KGB surveillance, and his life is at risk. He takes his boat to fight the Nazi fleet, and he cannot come back home without a victory.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mikheil Gomiashvili
Major Sharabidze
Dmitriy Orlov
Alexandr Marinin
Elizaveta Boyarskaya
Tanya
Vladimir Gostyukhin
Kombrig
Irina Björklund
Anna Theresa Maria
Sergey Gorobchenko
Galiev
Yuri Stepanov
Boatsman Podoprigora
Viktor Sukhorukov
Hydroacoustician

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vasily Chiginsky
Writers: Ilya Avramenko, Igor Evsukov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vasily Chiginsky, shot by Archil Akhvlediani. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tamara Lipartiya 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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Mikheil Gomiashvili and Dmitriy Orlov and Elizaveta Boyarskaya carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0430264 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Vasily Chiginsky directs. Archil Akhvlediani behind the camera. Tamara Lipartiya cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

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1Released 21 years ago.
2Directed by Vasily Chiginsky, shot by Archil Akhvlediani. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Tamara Lipartiya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Mikheil Gomiashvili and Dmitriy Orlov and Elizaveta Boyarskaya carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0430264 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.