Comedy · Soviet Union · 1963 · 1h 25m

The End of the World

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Director
Boris Buneev
Cast
Stanislav Sokolov as Sasha Likardokin Yevgeniya Kolmykova as Polya Tatyana Pelttser as Matryona Vitali Politseymako as Filin Stanislav Lyubshin as father Michail Daya Smirnova as mother Klavdiya
Crew
Lev Rogozin — Director of Photography Aleksandr Khvostov — Director of Photography Olga Katusheva — Editor Yevgeniy Ptichkin — Original Music Composer Vasiliy Solovyov — Writer Stepan Puchinyan — Producer
Synopsis

A satirical comedy with elements of metaphysical horror about religion in rural 1960s Soviet Russia. Notable for using first-person pseudo-documentary "found footage" technique framing the movie as the creation of the protagonist, who is returns to his home village from the city to discover that a local drunk has formed a doomsday cult.

Key Collaborators
Boris Buneev Director Lev Rogozin Director of Photography Aleksandr Khvostov Director of Photography Olga Katusheva Editor Yevgeniy Ptichkin Original Music Composer Vasiliy Solovyov Writer Stepan Puchinyan Producer Olga Bednova Production Design Mariam Bykhovskaya Costume Design
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