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Dead Line

Dead Line

2004Movie⏱️ 53m
ComedyCrimeDramaMysteryThriller
7.2
IMDB Rating
96 votes

A TV drama playwright faces the deepest creative crisis in his career. No inspiration. No time. No hope. The investors demand his head. His last chance is an old Romanian cupboard. A little thriller about the way a text is born.

Director
Pavel Ruminov
Writers
N/A
Stars
Ivan Volkov, Aleksandr Kozlov, Aleksey Oshurkov
Release Date
September 1, 2004
Language
Russian
Country
United States, Russia
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Ivan Volkov
Ivan Volkov
as Playwright
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Aleksandr Kozlov
as Producer
Aleksey Oshurkov
Aleksey Oshurkov
as Inspector Peretrukhin
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Aleksey Pashin
as Director
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Dmitri Shvadchenko
as Villain #1
Nikita Tarasov
Nikita Tarasov
as Villain #2
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Yuri Alesin
as Suspect

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Moscow, Russia
Production
Central Partnership, Pro-Cinema Production

🏷️ Keywords

writer's block

🎯 Categories

RussianComedyCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

excellent debut with a suspense
by info-69252005-12-26
9/10

"Ruminov's debut proved that Russian movie has chance to become something more than pure pyrotechnic effects of 'neo-Russian blockbusters'. High-grade drama of the script – you cannot tear yourself off the screen to go out to the lady's room; the funniest and keen satire on contemporary Russia – you cannot put a smile out of your face when you see a film producer cracking pencils like nuts. And the ending you can never expect is a brilliant metaphor that puts every absurd detail of the action on its proper place. Festival juries and critics were absolutely right to call Dead..."

📖 Synopsis

A TV drama playwright faces the deepest creative crisis in his career. No inspiration. No time. No hope. The investors demand his head. His last chance is an old Romanian cupboard. A little thriller about the way a text is born.