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| Directed by | Lado Kvataniya |
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| Cinematography | Denis Firstov |
| Edited by | Vladislav Yakunin |
| Production company | Hype Film |
| Distributed by | VLG.FILM |
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| Running time | 137 min. |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
The Execution (Russian: Казнь, romanized: Kazn) is a 2021 Russian mystery thriller film directed by Lado Kvataniya. It premiered at the 2021 Fantastic Fest and theatrically released in Russia on April 21, 2022.
Plot
The film tells about an investigator named Issa Davydov, who, 10 years after investigating a series of brutal murders, finds out that innocent people were punished.
Cast
- Niko Tavadze as Issa Davydov (prototype Issa Kostoyev)
- Yuliya Snigir as Vera
- Viktoriya Tolstoganova as Nadezhda
- Daniil Spivakovsky as Miron
- Yevgeni Tkachuk as Ivan Sevastyanov
- Aglaya Tarasova as Kira
- Igor Savochkin as Artur Khomraev
- Valentin Smirnitsky as General
Reception
The Execution has an approval rating of 92% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 12 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10.
References
- Следствие в пяти актах
- Время первого: драма о фронтовых операторах возглавила прокат
- Von Seele, Emily (28 September 2021). "Fantastic Fest 2021 Review: The Execution is a Brutal Hunt for an Elusive Killer". DailyDead.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- Что удалось, а что — нет в фильме Ладо Кватании «Казнь»
- Казнь (2021)
- Евдочук, Дарья (April 23, 2022). "Казнить или казниться. Премьера фильма Ладо Кватания «Казнь»". teatrtogo.ru. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_execution_2021