Archive of films The Bull / Byk
Russia
2019, 99 min
Section:
East of the West - Competition
Year: 2019
Gang leader Anton Bykov, known as the Bull, ends up at the police station after a scuffle with a rival criminal group. He only manages to avoid prison thanks to the intervention of a feared mafia boss, who nevertheless asks him to pull off a risky job in return. A taut feature debut from one-time ballet dancer Boris Akopov, surprising for its maturity and compulsive dynamism.
Synopsis
At the end of the 1990s Russia is finding it tough to get back on its feet after the breakup of the USSR – the country is ravaged by economic and moral decay, a fact reflected in the proliferation of local criminal gangs. The leader of one such group, a young guy known as the Bull, ends up at the police station after a scuffle with a rival mob. He only manages to avoid prison thanks to the intervention of a feared mafia boss, who nevertheless asks him to pull off a risky job in return. Former ballet dancer and graduate of VGIK Boris Akopov offers up an exceptionally mature feature debut, a taut drama whose energetic soundtrack, compulsive narrative rhythm and raw performances faithfully capture the hostile spirit of post-Soviet Russia.
Natalia Neudačina
Contacts
VGIK - Debut
Wilhelm Pieck 3, 129 226, Moscow
Russia
Tel: +7 499 143 9289
E-mail: vgik-debut@mail.ru
About the film
Color, DCP
International premiere
Section: | East of the West - Competition |
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Director: | Boris Akopov |
Screenplay: | Boris Akopov |
Dir. of Photography: | Gleb Filatov |
Music: | Boris Akopov, Anton Bulle |
Editor: | Boris Akopov |
Art Director: | Nikita Evglevsky |
Producer: | Fedor Popov, Vladimir Malyshev |
Production: | VGIK – Debut |
Cast: | Yuri Borisov, Stasya Miloslavskaya |
Contact: | VGIK - Debut |
Guests

Boris Akopov
Film Director

Fedor Popov
Producer

Yuri Borisov
Actor

Lala Rustamova
Creative Producer

Victoriia Leshenko
Executive Producer