8 First Dates

2012 1h 27m RU

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 54

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Vera is a famous TV personality who wakes up with Nikita in bed after a hard day of partying. The next day, when she wakes up, the same thing happens.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Oksana Akinshina
Vera
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Nikita
Denis Nikiforov
Kostya
Yekaterina Varnava
Ilona
Olesya Zheleznyak
Zinaida Ivanovna
Sabina Akhmedova
Karina
Yevhen Koshovyi
Taxi Driver
Viktor Vasilyev
Alexey

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Dodson
Writers: Dmitriy Grigorenko, Yurii Mykulenko, Yurii Kostiuk
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia, Ukraine

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Russia, Ukraine.

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ERA

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Part of the "8 свиданий (Коллекция)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Dodson, shot by Bruce Alan Greene. 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 Bryan Carr. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor David Dodson 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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Oksana Akinshina and Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Denis Nikiforov carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Dodson directs. Bruce Alan Greene behind the camera. Bryan Carr scores. David Dodson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia, Ukraine. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 14 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Russia, Ukraine.
4Part of the "8 свиданий (Коллекция)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by David Dodson, shot by Bruce Alan Greene. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Bryan Carr. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor David Dodson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Oksana Akinshina and Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Denis Nikiforov carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt2258239 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 54 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "veterinarian", "romcom", "love-hate relationship", "relationship".