Quick Facts
DirectorEgor Baranov
Runtime1h 40m · 16
GenresAdventure · Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Release2017-08-31
Film
Gogol. The Beginning
2017· 16· 1h 40m· Adventure· Horror· Mystery· Thriller
“The Darkest Night Before Dawn”
1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case in Dikanka, where everyone hides a dark secret.
2017-08-31
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Key Crew
DirectorEgor Baranov
WriterAleksey Karaulov
ScreenplayAlexey Chupov
ProducerAleksandr Tsekalo
Director of PhotographySergey Trofimov
Original Music ComposerRyan Otter
EditorAlexander Ivanov
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 34 crew)
Details
Released2017-08-31
Runtime1h 40m · 16
StatusReleased
StudiosSreda
Box office$8M
LanguagesRussian
CountriesRussia
Rating6.2/10 · 112 votes
Original languageru
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