

Dovlatov
2018-02-27 · 126 min · ★ 5.9
Dovlatov charts six days in the life of a brilliant, ironic writer who saw far beyond the rigid limits of 70s Soviet Russia. Sergei Dovlatov fought to preserve his own talent and decency with poet and writer Joseph Brodsky, while watching his artist friends got crushed by the iron-willed state machinery.
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Production details
- Directors
- Aleksei German Jr.
- Production companies
- MetraFilms, Art and Pop Corn, Message Film, SAGa, Eurimages, Channel One, Lenfilm, Sever Studio, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Cinema Foundation of Russia
- Countries
- Poland, Russia, Serbia
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Milan MarićSergei Dovlatov
Danila KozlovskyDavid
Helena SujeckaElena Dovlatova
Eva GerrKatya Dovlatova
Arthur BeschastnyIosif Brodskiy
Anton ShaginAnton Kuznetsov
Svetlana KhodchenkovaActress - Dovlatov's friend
Elena LyadovaYoung editor
Igor MityushkinSholom Shvarts - artist
Piotr GąsowskiSemyon Aleksandrovich
Tamara OganesyanNora Dovlatova - Sergei Dovlatov mother
Anna EkaterininskayaDeputy director of the plant
Sergei TolstovFactory Newspaper Editor
Hanna ŚleszyńskaEditor of Literary Magazine
Maria JärvenhelmiFinnish tourist
Alexandra CherkasovaGuest at Semen's dacha
Igor KorovinDovlatov friendTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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