A Friend of the Deceased (1997)

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

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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