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8 ½ $ (1999)

8 ½ $ poster
Original title
Восемь с половиной долларов
Directed by
Grigori Konstantinopolsky
Genre
crime comedy film
Country
Russia
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
18+
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A criminal makes a film about his life, blurring reality and fantasy. The movie satirizes Russian gangster culture and filmmaking.

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What happens

8 1⁄2 $ (Russian: Восемь с половиной долларов, romanized: Vosem s polovinoi dollarov, Eight and a Half Dollars) is a 1999 Russian cult crime-comedy film by Grigory Konstantinopolsky. It was his directorial debut. Due to copyright issues it was released in official rental only in 2011. The title and the story references Federico Fellini's film 81⁄2. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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