Gogol. The Beginning
5.8
“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.
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Part of Gogol Collection
3 films
Cast
32 people
Alexander Petrov
Nikolay Vasilievich Gogol
Known for
T-34
Invasion
Oleg Menshikov
Yakov Petrovich Guro - investigator
Known for
Invasion
Burnt by the Sun
Yan Tsapnik
Bomgart - doctor
Known for
Brigada
Trigger
Taisiya Vilkova
Elizaveta Andreevna Danishevskaya - countess
Known for
The Last Warrior: Root of Evil
Ostap Bender: The Final Hustle
Yuliya Frants
Oksana
Also in
The Kitchen. War for the Hotel
Family Fortune
Sergey Badyuk
Вакула (кузнец)
Known for
Attrition
Artyom Tkachenko
Aleksey Danishevsky - Count, husband of Lisa
Known for
The Vampires of Midland
Abigail
Evgeniy Stychkin
Binh - investigator
Known for
Chornobyl: Exclusion Zone
Collector
Anton Momot
Грицко
Known for
Leaving Afghanistan
Nadezhda Shumilova
midwife
Also in
Hotsunlight
Фаворский
Yevgeni Syty
Yakim
Known for
Arrhythmia
What Men Talk About 3
Artyom Suchkov
Tesak
Known for
Mafia: Survival Game
Egor Baranov Director · Tikhon Kornev Screenplay Alexey Chupov Screenplay
Director
Egor Baranov
Screenplay
Tikhon Kornev
Screenplay
Alexey Chupov
Screenplay
Natalya Merkulova
Writer
Aleksey Karaulov
Writer
Filipp Konyashov
Author
Nikolai Gogol
Composer
Ryan Otter
Cinematographer
Sergey Trofimov
Editor
Alexander Ivanov
Production designer
Elena Zhukova
Costume designer
Viktoriya Igumnova
Worldwide gross $7.9M · First release August 31, 2017 · Produced in Russia
Box office
Worldwide gross
$7,939,761
Production
Sreda
Production
Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Гоголь. Начало
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · August 31, 2017
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
February 6, 2020 · Digital · VOD
Germany
July 5, 2019 · Physical
Japan
October 11, 2019 · Digital
Russia
October 1, 2017 · Digital
November 13, 2017 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
South Korea
June 4, 2019 · Theatrical
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