Дуэлянт

Description

Russia, St. Petersburg, 19th century. A former military man, now a professional duelist, earns a living by taking part in fights instead of other people. His weapons are accurate and his heart is ruthless. What exactly made him invulnerable and what secret is he carefully hiding? Read more The film was directed by Oleksiy Mizgiriev. He previously worked on medium-sized films "Flint" (2007), "Tampon, Drum" (2009), "Convoy" (2012). The main roles in the film went to the famous Volodymyr Mashkov (series "Idiot", "Liquidation"; movies "Thief", "Dad", the new "Crew") and Peter Fedorov ("DMB", "Christmas trees 2", "Territory", "And the stars are silent" in 2015). The film was first presented on September 9, 2016 at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film will be released on September 29 in some post-Soviet countries. Russian critics praise this film (which is already a joy for Russian cinema). They note the excellent performance of the cast and the wonderful atmosphere of the fictional St. Petersburg. "The Duelist" has been compared to Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes".