Zerograd
Zerograd (Russian: Город Зеро, romanized: Gorod Zero) is a 1989 Russian mystery film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. Moscow engineer Alexey Varakin visits a small town on a business trip, where his adventures begin. He meets a naked secretary at a local factory, a prosecutor who wants to commit a crime and other strange characters. The film was selected as the Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1]
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| Directed by | Karen Shakhnazarov |
| Written by | Karen Shakhnazarov Aleksandr Borodyansky |
| Starring | Leonid Filatov Oleg Basilashvili Vladimir Menshov Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev |
| Music by | Eduard Artemyev |
| Cinematography | Nikolay Nemolyaev |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Cast
- Leonid Filatov as Alexey Varakin
- Oleg Basilashvili as writer Vasily Chugunov
- Vladimir Menshov as prosecutor Nikolay Smorodinov
- Armen Dzhigarkhanyan as factory director Pavel Palych
- Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev as keeper of local museum
- Aleksei Zharkov as police detective
- Pyotr Scherbakov as head of city party council
- Elena Arzhanik as secretary
- Tatiana Khvostikova as Anna
- Yury Sherstnev as waiter Kurdyumov
- Michael Solodovnik as Attila
- Alexander Bespaly as hospitable host
- Eugene Zernov as cook
Awards
- Gold Hugo at 25th Chicago Film Festival for best international feature film in 1989[2]
- Silver prize at Valladolid International Film Festival in 1988
- Karen Shakhnazarov won award by European Science Fiction Society as best author and screenwriter in Soviet Union at Eurocon, 1989 in San Marino .
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See also
- List of submissions to the 62nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Soviet submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Kehr, Dave (26 October 1989). "SOVIET FILM SATIRE WINS FESTIVAL`S HIGHEST HONOR". articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
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