Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel

2011 2h 38m RU

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Synopsis

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The final part of Mikhalkov's trilogy about Divisional Commander Kotov finds him returning home during World War II having been betrayed, narrowly escaped execution for treason and nearly reduced to dust in a prison camp. Only to discover that everything has changed and he will have to fight again for his name, for his honor, and for his love.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nikita Mikhalkov
Col. Sergei Petrovich Kotov
Oleg Menshikov
Dmitriy Arsentyev
Nadezhda Mikhalkova
Nadya Kotova
Viktoriya Tolstoganova
Marusia
Sergey Makovetskiy
Lunin
Maksim Sukhanov
Stalin
Vladimir Ilin
Kirik
Inna Churikova
Old Woman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nikita Mikhalkov
Writers: Aleksandr Novototskiy-Vlasov, Nikita Mikhalkov, Gleb Panfilov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 158 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Burnt by the Sun Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, shot by Vladislav Opelyants. 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 Eduard Artemyev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Nikita Mikhalkov and Oleg Menshikov and Nadezhda Mikhalkova carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1912518 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Nikita Mikhalkov directs. Vladislav Opelyants behind the camera. Eduard Artemyev scores. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 158 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Part of the "Burnt by the Sun Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, shot by Vladislav Opelyants. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Eduard Artemyev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Nikita Mikhalkov and Oleg Menshikov and Nadezhda Mikhalkova carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1912518 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Vladislav Opelyants
Original score: Eduard Artemyev
Production design: Vladimir Aronin
Costume design: Sergey Struchev
Makeup / hair: Pyotr Gorshenin
Stunt coordinator: Igor Laptev
Runtime: 158 min · 2h 38m
Status: Released
Original language: RU
IMDB: Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel (2011)

Part of

Burnt by the Sun Trilogy

Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his dacha with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends. Things change dramatically with the unheralded arrival of Cousin Dmitri from Moscow, who charms the women and little Nadia with his games and pianistic bravura. But Kotov isn't fooled: this is the time of Stalin's repre