Kapten Volkonogovi põgenemine / Captain Volkonogov Escaped

Captain Fedor Volkonogov is part of the law enforcement system. He is appreciated by the commander and respected by colleagues. But the moment comes for the Captain’s life to take an abrupt turn—he is criminally charged. Captain manages to escape prior to the arrest turning in a split of a second into prey hunted down by ex-colleagues. At night Fedor receives a warning from the afterlife that he is destined for Hell and eternal torments. Though Captain still has a chance to change his destiny and be accepted to Heaven under the condition that he repents and at least one person grants him sincere forgiveness. Fedor sets on a mission to find absolution having no idea of the trials he is to face on this route.

Awards

  • Nominated for Golden Lion in Venice Film Festival 2021
  • Sochi Open Russian Film Festival / Best Screenplay
  • Black Movie Film Festival / Critics Prize – Special Mention
  • El Gouna Film Festival / Feature Narrative Competition Bronze Star, NETPAC award for best Asian film
  • Chicago International Film Festival / Best Art Direction – Sergey Fevralev
  • Gijón International Film Festival / Mujer de Cine Award for Best film
  • Nominated for the Russian Golden Eagle awards / Best feature film; Best director – Natasha Merkulova & Aleksey Chupov; Best Screenplay – Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov and Mart Taniel; Best actor – Yuriy Borisov; Best Supporting Actor – Timofey Tribuntsev; Best Art Direction – Sergey Fevralev; Best Costume Design – Nadezhda Vasileva
  • Golden Unicorn awards / Best Film – Natasha Merkulova & Aleksey Chupov; Best Screenplay – Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov and Mart Taniel; Best Actor – Yuriy Borisov
  • Les Arcs European Film Festival / Grand Prize of the Jury
  • Philadelphia Film Festival / Feature competition award for Best Narrative Feature
  • Russian Guild of Film Critics awards / Best Film; Best actor – Yuriy Borisov; Best Supporting Actress – Natalya Kudryashova
  • Sputnik nad Polska / Winner of diploma of the Jury
  • Tertio Millenio Film Festival / Best feature film
  • CAPTAIN VOLKONOGOV ESCAPED
  • Directors: Aleksey Chupov & Natasha Merkulova
  • Genre: thriller, drama
  • Production country: Russia | Estonia | France

Crew:

  • Producer:
    Valeriy Fedorovich, Evgeniy Nikishov, Alexander Plotnikov
  • Co-producers:
    Katrin Kissa, Charles-Evrard Tchekhoff, Nadiia Zaionchkovska
  • Cinematographer:
    Mart Taniel
  • Scriptwriter:
    Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov, Mart Taniel
  • Production designer:
    Sergey Fevralev
  • Editors:
    François Gédigier
  • Sound designers:
    Matis Rei

Main cast:

  • Yuriy Borisov / Timofey Tribuntsev / Aleksandr Yatsenko / Nikita Kukushkin / Vladimir Epifantsev / Anastasiya Ukolova / Natalya Kudryashova / Dmitriy Podnozov / Viktoriya Tolstoganova / Yuriy Kuznetsov / Igor Savochkin

Production company:

Festivals:

  • Venice Film Festival / Italy
  • Sochi Open Russian Film Festival / Russia
  • Haifa International Film Festival / Israel
  • Ghent International Film Festival / Belgium
  • El Gouna Film Festival / Egypt
  • Chicago International Film Festival / USA
  • Philadelphia Film Festival / USA
  • Black Nights Film Festival / Estonia
  • Tertio Millenio Film Festival / Italy
  • Sputnik Russian Film Festival / Russia
  • Göteborg Film Festival / Sweden
  • Les Arcs European Film Festival / France
  • Gijón International Film Festival / Spain
  • Black Movie Film Festival / Switzerland
  • São Paulo International Film Festival / Brazil
  • Thessaloniki Film Festival / Greece
  • International Film Festival of India