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Director & Scriptwriter Arseny Gonchukov
Camera Konstantin Rassolov
Design Ekaterina Lapynina
Music Nikita Belov
Cast: Robert Vaab, Viktor Nemets, Alexander Sukhinin, Yulia Degtyarenko, Alexander Gavrikov, Elizaveta Lukianova, Vladimir Shinov, Artyom Kobzev, Nikolai Butenin, Elena Elesina, Alexandra Pechkina, Alla Tsukanova, Maria Golovko, Anton Shibanov
Production Arseny Gonchukov
The movie is based on a true story about an ordinary man who wanted justice from the state he lived in. Nikolay Baranov, a veteran of the nearly forgotten Afghan War, demands the extra benefit to his pension, which he is entitled to. The sum in question is one thousand two hundred and ten rubles. But the benefit was cancelled. Former troop commander learns the news the day of the anniversary of his son’s death. One thousand two hundred and ten rubles closes the chain of bitter events. Injured dignity, sense of guilt and black despair push him towards a terrible act. The act which can only be accounted for by madness and despair. But this is a good question – is it he who is insane in this “rational” world or has the “rational” world gone mad with indifference?
* Prize for the best war movie at the IFF of cinema d’auteur “Kinolikbez 4”
ARSENY GONCHUKOV
Born in 1979. Graduated from the Film School with the Higher School of Economics (class of feature film directing of A.Fenchenko and N.Khomeriki). His short “Terminus” won many awards at national and international film festivals, including prize of the West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival (USA) and diploma at the Contest of Student and Debut Films “St Anna” (Moscow). “1210” is his feature film debut.
