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A Driver for Vera

A Driver for Vera

20046.01h 45m

Overview

The film is set during 1962 in Sevastopol, Crimea, then a secret Navy Base in the Soviet Union. General Serov hires Viktor, a cadet from the Kremlin Guard to work as his private chauffeur. In a jet-black "ZIM" limo, Viktor is chauffeuring the General's disabled daughter Vera. Viktor is oblivious to the hidden agenda of the KGB agent Saveliev, who manipulates everyone behind the scenes in the old rivalry between the Army and KGB.

Directed by Pavel Chukhray
Written by Pavel Chukhray
Produced by Igor Tolstunov, Vitaly Koshman, Alexander Rodnyansky
Box OfficeBudget: $3.3MRevenue: $2.0M

Top Cast

Igor Petrenko

Igor Petrenko

Viktor

Alyona Babenko

Alyona Babenko

Vera

Bohdan Stupka

Bohdan Stupka

General Serov

Andrei Panin

Andrei Panin

Adjutant Saveliev

Marina Golub

Marina Golub

Zinaida

Valeriy Barinov

Valeriy Barinov

General Klimenko

Alisa Grebenshchikova

Alisa Grebenshchikova

Red

Natalya Gudkova

Natalya Gudkova

Anzhela

Dmitriy Vysotskiy

Dmitriy Vysotskiy

Aleksey Zelensky

Aleksey Zelensky

About A Driver for Vera

A Driver for Vera is a drama film released in 2004. Directed by Pavel Chukhray, it stars Igor Petrenko, Alyona Babenko, Bohdan Stupka. The film is set during 1962 in Sevastopol, Crimea, then a secret Navy Base in the Soviet Union. General Serov hires Viktor, a cadet from the Kremlin Guard to work as his private chauffeur. In a jet-black "ZIM" limo, Viktor is chauffeuring the General's disabled daughter Vera. Viktor is oblivious to the hidden agenda of the KGB agent Saveliev, who manipulates everyone behind the scenes in the old rivalry between the Army and KGB.

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