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The Darkest Night Before Dawn
5.8 / 10 IMDb August 31, 2017 1h 40m
1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case in Dikanka, where everyone hides a dark secret.
Director
Runtime
1h 40m
Release Date
August 31, 2017
Genre
Mystery, Adventure, Thriller, Horror
Status
Released
Rated
Not Rated
Revenue
$7,939,761
Languages
Russian
Country
Russia
Writers
Producers
Awards
3 wins & 1 nomination
Cast
Alexander Petrov
as Nikolay Vasilievich Gogol
Oleg Menshikov
as Yakov Petrovich Guro - investigator
Yan Tsapnik
as Bomgart - doctor
Taisiya Vilkova
as Elizaveta Andreevna Danishevskaya - countess
Yuliya Frants
as Oksana
Sergey Badyuk
as Вакула (кузнец)
Artyom Tkachenko
as Aleksey Danishevsky - Count, husband of Lisa
Evgeniy Stychkin
as Binh - investigator
Anton Momot
as Грицко
Nadezhda Shumilova
as midwife
Yevgeni Syty
as Yakim
Artem Suchkov
as Tesak
Marta Timofeeva
as Vasilina
Svetlana Kireeva
as Khristina
Evgeny Kapitonov
as father Varfolomey
Pavel Derevyanko
as Aleksander Pushkin
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Valery Rybin
as Black Horseman
Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov
as Solopiy Cherevik
Ilya Borisov
as Popovich
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Beata Makowskaya
Production Companies
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