Gogol. The Beginning
“The Darkest Night Before Dawn”
2017•16•1h 47m•6.2•Released
MysteryAdventureThrillerHorror
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.
Director
Egor Baranov
Writer
Aleksey Karaulov, Filipp Konyashov, Natalya Merkulova, Alexey Chupov, Tikhon Kornev, Kim Belov
Revenue
$8M
Languages
Russian
Studio
Sreda
Cast
Alexander Petrov
Nikolay Vasilievich Gogol
Oleg Menshikov
Yakov Petrovich Guro - investigator
Yan Tsapnik
Bomgart - doctor
Taisiya Vilkova
Elizaveta Andreevna Danishevskaya - countess
Yuliya Frants
Oksana
Sergey Badyuk
Вакула (кузнец)
Artyom Tkachenko
Aleksey Danishevsky - Count, husband of Lisa
Evgeniy Stychkin
Binh - investigator
Anton Momot
Грицко
Nadezhda Shumilova
midwife
Yevgeni Syty
Yakim
Artyom Suchkov
Tesak
Marta Kessler
Vasilina
Svetlana Kireeva
Khristina
Evgeny Kapitonov
father Varfolomey
Production
Company
Sreda
Producer
Olexander Tsekalo
Producer
Artur Dzhanibekyan
Producer
Valeriy Fedorovich
Producer
Evgeniy Nikishov
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