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A Friend of the Deceased (1997)

A Friend of the Deceased poster
Original title
Приятель небіжчика
Directed by
Viacheslav Kryshtofovych, Leonid Boyko
Genre
comedy film
Country
Ukraine, France
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man in post-Soviet Ukraine, feeling desperate and adrift, hires a hitman to kill him. But after the contract is placed, his luck begins to change and he tries to call off the arrangement.

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What happens

A Friend of the Deceased (Russian: «Приятель покойника, romanized: Priyatel pokoynika; Ukrainian: «Приятель небіжчика», romanized: Pryiatel nebizhchyka) is a 1997 Ukrainian drama film directed by Viacheslav Kryshtofovych. The film was selected as the Ukrainian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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