Burnt by the Sun (1994)
A moving and poignant story set against the corrupt politics of the Stalinist era.
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 repression, with telephone calls in the middle of the night spelling doom - and he knows that Dmitri isn't paying a social call...
Director: Nikita Mikhalkov
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 135 min
Release Date: May 1, 1994
Cast
- Nikita Mikhalkov - Col. Sergei Petrovich Kotov
- Oleg Menshikov - Dimitri (Mitya)
- Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė - Marusia
- Vyacheslav Tikhonov - Vsevolod
- Nadezhda Mikhalkova - Nadya Kotova
- André Oumansky - Philippe
- Svetlana Kryuchkova
- Vladimir Ilin
- Alla Kazanskaya
- Nina Arkhipova
Screenplay
- Nikita Mikhalkov (Screenplay)
- Rustam Ibragimbekov (Screenplay)
Music: Eduard Artemyev
Cinematography: Vilen Kalyuta
Editing: Enzo Meniconi
Production: Studio Trite, Caméra One
Country: Russia, France
Language: Pусский
Budget: $3M
Box Office: $3M
Original Language: ru
Keywords
husband wife relationship, colonel
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Burnt by the Sun about?
- 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 repression, with telephone calls in the middle of the night spelling doom - and he knows that Dmitri isn't paying a social call...
- Who directed Burnt by the Sun?
- Burnt by the Sun was directed by Nikita Mikhalkov.
- Who stars in Burnt by the Sun?
- Burnt by the Sun stars Nikita Mikhalkov, Oleg Menshikov, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Nadezhda Mikhalkova, André Oumansky.
- How long is Burnt by the Sun?
- Burnt by the Sun has a runtime of 2h 15m (135 minutes).
- What genre is Burnt by the Sun?
- Burnt by the Sun is a Drama film.
- What is the budget of Burnt by the Sun?
- Burnt by the Sun had a budget of $3M.
- How much did Burnt by the Sun gross?
- Burnt by the Sun grossed $3M worldwide.
- Where was Burnt by the Sun produced?
- Burnt by the Sun was produced in Russia, France.