A Friend of the Deceased (1997)
Tolla is an unemployed translator whose wife is leaving him. Despondent and weak, he submits to the suggestion of an acquaintance to have a contract placed on the man that his wife is seeing. Instead, however, he arranges for the hit to be placed on himself. Before the contract is executed, he develops a relationship with a prostitute, and then changes his mind. In order to survive he takes the obvious course of action, which turns out to have possibly been unnecessary, and then he must deal with the guilt.
Director: Leonid Boyko, Viacheslav Kryshtofovych
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Runtime: 100 min
Release Date: September 10, 1997
Cast
- Aleksandr Lazarev Jr. - Anatoli
- Anzhelika Nevolina - Katia
- Elena Korikova - Marina
- Tetyana Kryvytska Stang Lund - Lena / Vika (as Tatyana Krivitskaya)
- Evgeniy Pashin - Dima
- Serhii Romaniuk - Ivan
- Kostiantyn Kostyshyn - Kostya
- Anatoli Mateshko - Boris
- Valentina Ilyashenko - female bartender
- Rostislav Yankovsky - Igor Lvovich
Screenplay
Music: Volodymyr Gronsky
Production: Compagnie des Films, Compagnie Est-Ouest, CNC, Dovzhenko Film Studios, Kazakhfilm Studios, Ministry of Culture of Ukraine
Country: France, Kazakhstan, Ukraine
Language: Український
Budget: $145,443
Original Language: uk
Keywords
prostitute, hitman, translator
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is A Friend of the Deceased about?
- Tolla is an unemployed translator whose wife is leaving him. Despondent and weak, he submits to the suggestion of an acquaintance to have a contract placed on the man that his wife is seeing. Instead, however, he arranges for the hit to be placed on himself. Before the contract is executed, he develops a relationship with a prostitute, and then changes his mind. In order to survive he takes the obvious course of action, which turns out to have possibly been unnecessary, and then he must deal with the guilt.
- Who directed A Friend of the Deceased?
- A Friend of the Deceased was directed by Leonid Boyko, Viacheslav Kryshtofovych.
- Who stars in A Friend of the Deceased?
- A Friend of the Deceased stars Aleksandr Lazarev Jr., Anzhelika Nevolina, Elena Korikova, Tetyana Kryvytska Stang Lund, Evgeniy Pashin, Serhii Romaniuk.
- How long is A Friend of the Deceased?
- A Friend of the Deceased has a runtime of 1h 40m (100 minutes).
- What genre is A Friend of the Deceased?
- A Friend of the Deceased is a Drama, Comedy film.
- What is the budget of A Friend of the Deceased?
- A Friend of the Deceased had a budget of $145,443.
- Where was A Friend of the Deceased produced?
- A Friend of the Deceased was produced in France, Kazakhstan, Ukraine.