Plumbum, or The Dangerous Game
Appearance
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Directed by | Vadim Abdrashitov |
Written by | Aleksandr Mindadze |
Starring | Anton Androsov Yelena Dmitriyeva Elena Yakovleva |
Cinematography | Georgy Rerberg |
Edited by | Aleksandr Tolkachov |
Music by | Vladimir Dashkevich |
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Running time | 97 min |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Plumbum, or The Dangerous Game (Russian: Плюмбум, или опасная игра, "Plyumbum, ili Opasnaya igra") is a 1987 Soviet coming-of-age drama film directed by Vadim Abdrashitov.
The film was entered into the main competition at the 44th edition of the Venice Film Festival, where it received the President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal.[1]
Plot
[edit]Fifteen year old gifted teenager Ruslan Chutko longs to do good and help the police to identify offenses under the pseudonym Plumbum (Latin for - Lead). Plumbum decides in a single provincial town to eradicate the evil. However, in his interest of being a fighter against evil he goes far beyond what is permitted in a children's play and ends up ruthlessly invading people's lives.
Cast
[edit]- Anton Androsov as Ruslan 'Plyumbum' Chutko
- Yelena Dmitriyeva as Sonya
- Elena Yakovleva as Maria
- Zoya Lirova as Ruslan's mother
- Aleksandr Pashutin as Ruslan's father
- Aleksandr Feklistov as 'Grey-Hair', the Militia commander
- Vladimir Steklov as Lopatov
- Aleksey Zaytsev as Kolya-Oleg
References
[edit]- ^ British Film Institute. BFI Film and Television Yearbook. Concert Publications, 1988.