How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea
115 mins
In this farcical dark comedy/melodrama, Lena manages to lose her place at college by virtue of throwing a minor hissy-fit when she catches her erstwhile boyfriend in bed with another girl. Instead of penalizing the boy for his behavior, Lena gets stuck with a court appearance and must pay a small fine, in addition to losing a boyfriend, her college career, and an apartment. Lena belongs to a film club which occasionally hands out awards, and the membership of it decides to send her into the Russian hinterlands to hand out an award to an obscure filmmaker. Throughout the film, Lena has been associated with a bizarre con man named Stepanych who, when his cons fall through, comes to her in the distant town she has gone to seeking her help in committing suicide.
Grigori Manukov
Олег Стрельников, сын артиста, врач
Svetlana Masko
Ида Марковна
Азад Салаев
председатель киноклуба
А. Хавлина
зав. секцией
М. Захожаева
блондинка
Екатерина Егорова
пьяница
Irina Gedrovich
эпизод
Lyubov Sviridova
спутница Игоря Ивановича
Анна Манукова
Аня, дочь Олега Стрельникова
Ксения Манукова
Ксюша, дочь Олега Стрельникова
Е. Манукова
эпизод
Дима Шамонин
сын Кондакова
Pavel Drozdov
Sound
Yelena Zabolotskaya
Editor
Nikolai Terekhov
Production Design
Nina Yermilova
Costume Design