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May 1, 1998 · A Friend of the Deceased: Directed by Leonid Boyko, Vyacheslav Krishtofovich, Viacheslav Kryshtofovych. With Aleksandr Lazarev, Anzhelika Nevolina, Elena Korikova, Tetyana Kryvytska Stang Lund. Tolla takes out a contract on himself and then changes his mind.
- (396)
- 1998-05-01
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- 100
A Friend of the Deceased (Ukrainian: Приятель небіжчика) is a 1997 Ukrainian drama film directed by Viacheslav Kryshtofovych. The film was selected as the Ukrainian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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- Leonid Boyko, Viacheslav Kryshtofovych
- 2
- Aleksandr Lazarev Jr.
- 100 min
May 1, 1998 · Overview. Tolla is an unemployed translator whose wife is leaving him. Despondent and weak, he submits to the suggestion of an acquaintance to have a contract placed on the man that his wife is seeing. Instead, however, he arranges for the hit to be placed on himself.
A Friend of the Deceased (1997) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
For unemployed translator Anatoli, it is not easy living in Kiev without dollars. Crushed that his wife leaves him for another man, Anatoli hires one of Kiev’s many professional killers, sending in a picture of himself. An ironic and poignant portrait of modern Ukrainian society.
"A Friend of the Deceased" provides a deadpan introduction to the rough-and-tumble world of the new Ukraine, where Kiev has become a late 20th century Dodge City, ruled by high-flying entrepreneurs, the Mob and the black market.
