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Gogol. The Beginning

Gogol. The Beginning

The Darkest Night Before Dawn

20176.21h 40m

Overview

1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case in Dikanka, where everyone hides a dark secret.

Directed by Egor Baranov
Written by Aleksey Karaulov, Filipp Konyashov, Nikolai Gogol
Produced by Aleksandr Tsekalo, Artur Dzhanibekyan, Valeriy Fedorovich
Box Office0Revenue: $7.9M

Top Cast

Alexander Petrov

Alexander Petrov

Nikolay Vasilievich Gogol

Oleg Menshikov

Oleg Menshikov

Yakov Petrovich Guro - investigator

Yan Tsapnik

Yan Tsapnik

Bomgart - doctor

Taisiya Vilkova

Taisiya Vilkova

Elizaveta Andreevna Danishevskaya - countess

Yuliya Frants

Yuliya Frants

Oksana

Sergey Badyuk

Sergey Badyuk

Вакула (кузнец)

Artyom Tkachenko

Artyom Tkachenko

Aleksey Danishevsky - Count, husband of Lisa

Evgeniy Stychkin

Evgeniy Stychkin

Binh - investigator

Anton Momot

Anton Momot

Грицко

Nadezhda Shumilova

Nadezhda Shumilova

midwife

About Gogol. The Beginning

Gogol. The Beginning is a mystery, adventure, thriller, horror film released in 2017. Directed by Egor Baranov, it stars Alexander Petrov, Oleg Menshikov, Yan Tsapnik. 1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case in Dikanka, where everyone hides a dark secret.

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