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Release Year2009
Runtime0h 48m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary, Animation, TV Movie
Votes1
DirectorRoman Liberov
WritersRoman Liberov
TypeFeature Film
Rating1.5 out of 10
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsYuri Olesha, nicknamed "The Writer"
About Yuri Olesha, nicknamed "The Writer"
Animated documentary film about the fate of the writer - Yuri Olesha. About how he was strangled by the grip of the era that fell to him, and in such an embrace he was forced to live not his life. Created on the basis of the writer's diaries, the film tells about the inner throwing of a talented man who died in literature thirty years before his physical death.
Directed by Roman Liberov, Yuri Olesha, nicknamed "The Writer" leans on a strong ensemble — Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Mikhail Levitin, Aleksey Batalov — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2009.
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