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Blackmailer

Blackmailer

19887.51h 27m

Overview

Ninth graders Genka and Anya crash the girl's father's car. Misha, having earned money from the photos, gives money to his friends, but they are not enough. Then Genka steals a video camera from the school's art studio, draws his father into this story, and does not yet know that a shot will follow very soon...

Directed by Valeri Kurykin
Written by Eduard Volodarskiy, O. Zvonaryova
Produced by Valentina Zaytseva
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Top Cast

Mikhail Efremov

Mikhail Efremov

Миша Рубцов

Leonid Kuravlyov

Leonid Kuravlyov

Федор Семенович

Sergey Garmash

Sergey Garmash

учитель

Aleksandr Shirvindt

Aleksandr Shirvindt

Валерий Юрьевич, отец Гены

Valentina Titova

Valentina Titova

Елена Куликова

Nikolai Karnaukhov

Nikolai Karnaukhov

Григорий Кузьмич

Valery Afanasyev

Valery Afanasyev

Димка-жестянщик

Natalya Nazarova

Natalya Nazarova

Люба, актриса

Themes & Keywords

school

About Blackmailer

Blackmailer is a drama, crime film released in 1988 exploring themes of school. Directed by Valeri Kurykin, it stars Mikhail Efremov, Leonid Kuravlyov, Sergey Garmash. Ninth graders Genka and Anya crash the girl's father's car. Misha, having earned money from the photos, gives money to his friends, but they are not enough. Then Genka steals a video camera from the school's art studio, draws his father into this story, and does not yet know that a shot will follow very soon...

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