Makarov
6.6
"Makarov" both a popular Russian name, and also slang for the word "gun," serves as a metaphor for the brutal reality of life in a post-totalitarian society. The story's protagonist, Makarov, embodies this struggle as he becomes more mechanical and less spiritual upon acquiring a gun.
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Cast
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Sergey Makovetskiy
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Elena Mayorova
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Vladimir Khotinenko
Valeri Zalotukha
Irina Metlitskaya
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Vladimir Khotinenko Director · Valeri Zalotukha Writer Evgeniy Grebnev Cinematographer
First release February 28, 1993 · Produced in Russia · Production Sverdlovskaya Kinostudiya
Production
Eurasia Film Production
Production
Sverdlovskaya Kinostudiya
Production
Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Макаров
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · February 28, 1993
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 11, 1994 · Premiere
France
January 1, 1995 · La Rochelle International Film festival
Greece
November 1, 1994 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hungary
January 31, 2001 · TV premiere
Netherlands
October 26, 1995
Poland
November 23, 2012 · Sputnik Russian Film Festival
Sweden
February 4, 1995 · Göteborg Film Festival.
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