The Master and Margarita

2024 2h 37m RU

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 172

FantasyDrama

Synopsis

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A struggling writer in 1930s Soviet Moscow finds his life transformed when a mysterious professor arrives with his bizarre entourage, including a wisecracking trickster, a deadly assassin, a vampire maid, and a giant talking black cat, turning the city upside down while exposing the hypocrisy of those in power.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

August Diehl
Woland
Yuliya Snigir
Margarita
Evgeny Tsyganov
Master
Claes Bang
Pontius Pilate
Yuri Kolokolnikov
Korovyev
Aleksey Guskov
Maygel
Aleksey Rozin
Azazello
Aleksandr Yatsenko
Aloysius

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Lockshin
Writers: Roman Kantor
Languages: Russian, German, Latin
Countries: Russia

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 157 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, German, Latin.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Lockshin, shot by Maxim Zhukov. 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 Anna Drubich. 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 Dmitry Korabelnikov 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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August Diehl and Yuliya Snigir and Evgeny Tsyganov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14536120 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michael Lockshin directs. Maxim Zhukov behind the camera. Anna Drubich scores. Dmitry Korabelnikov cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian, German, Latin.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 157 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 2 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Russian, German, Latin.
4Directed by Michael Lockshin, shot by Maxim Zhukov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Anna Drubich. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Dmitry Korabelnikov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7August Diehl and Yuliya Snigir and Evgeny Tsyganov carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt14536120 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.