Dovlatov (2018)

Original title

Довлатов

Directed by

Aleksei Alekseivich German

Genre

biographical film, melodrama

Country

Serbia, Russia, Poland

Runtime

2h 06m

Rated

N-13

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 52 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a few days in the life of writer Sergei Dovlatov in 1970s Leningrad. It shows his struggles with the Soviet censorship system and his relationships with fellow artists and family.

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What happens

Dovlatov (Russian: Довлатов) is a 2018 Russian biographical film about writer Sergei Dovlatov, directed by Aleksei German and starring Milan Marić and Danila Kozlovsky. It premiered at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival in competition on 17 February, where it was awarded a Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for costume and production design. It received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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