Captain Volkonogov Escaped
(Kapitan Volkonogov Bezhal)
Natalia Merkulova and Alekseï Chupov
- 2021
- Russia, Estonia, France
- Drama / Historical
- 2h00mn
- Original version with French subtitles
- Color
Preview
URSS, 1938. While Stalin starts eliminating his own security staff, Volkonogov, one of his most faithful agents, specialized in obtaining confessions from the enemies of the state by any means, makes a run for it, when he learns he’s condemned. As he realizes the extent of the crimes he’s committed, his escape turns into a quest for atonement: he searches for the families of his last victims to ask for their forgiveness.
A torturer’s redemption, for sure a serious and delicate subject that Natalia Merkulova and Alekseï
Chupov choose to tackle without austerity, under the angle of a symbolic fantasy tale and spectacular entertainment. While condemning stalinism, the filmmakers,with their baroque visions, oppose it to a race against time with concrete and metaphysical stakes.
Screenings
10/09 • 18h00 • Screen 500
11/09 • 14h15 • Screen 500
In the presence of the actor Yuriy Borisov
Credits
- With : Youri Borissov, Natalia Kudryashova, Aleksandr Yatsenko, Youri Kuznetsov...
- Screenplay : Natalia Merkulova, Alekseï Chupov, Mart Taniel
- Photography : Mart Taniel
- Editing : François Gédigier
- Music by : Elena Stroganova & Matis Rei
- Production : Charles-Evrard Tchékhoff, Evgueni Nikichov, Aleksandr Plotnikov
