Izobrazhaya Zhertvu

Alternative title

Playing the Victim

Synopsis

Feature film. A black comedy made as a modern-day adaptation of Hamlet. Valya, a university graduate, makes a living impersonating victims in crime-scene reconstructions. He is also haunted by the ghost of his dead father, who wants him to thwart Valya’s mother’s plans to marry her brother-in-law.

Language

Russian

Country

Russian Federation

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2006

Availability

No distributor known (3/2010)

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Kirill Serebrennikov

Producer

Leonid Zagalsky; Natalya Mokritskaya; Ulyana Savelyeva

Cinematographer

Sergei Mokritsky

Screenplay

Brothers Presnyakov

Music

Alexandr Manozkov

Production Design

Valeriy Arkhipov

Cast

Yuri Chursin

Production Company

Name

Novye Lyudi

Name

Vega Production