
Gogol. The Beginning
2017
The Darkest Night Before Dawn
Directed by Egor Baranov
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1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case in Dikanka, where everyone hides a dark secret.
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- Director
- Egor Baranov
- Written by
- Alexey Chupov, Kim Belov, Natalya Merkulova, Tikhon Kornev
- Produced by
- Aleksandr Tsekalo, Aleksandra Remizova, Artur Dzhanibekyan
- Composer
- Ryan Otter
- Cinematographer
- Sergey Trofimov
- Editor
- Alexander Ivanov
- Studio
- Sreda
- Origin country
- Russia
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Language
- ru
- Also known as
- Gogol. Origins
- TMDB
- 6.2/10 (111 votes)
- IMDb
- 5.8/10 (2,127 votes)
Cast

Alexander Petrov
Nikolay Vasilievich Gogol

Oleg Menshikov
Yakov Petrovich Guro - investigator

Yan Tsapnik
Bomgart - doctor

Taisiya Vilkova
Elizaveta Andreevna Danishevskaya - countess

Yuliya Frants
Oksana

Sergey Badyuk
Вакула (кузнец)

Artyom Tkachenko
Aleksey Danishevsky - Count, husband of Lisa

Evgeniy Stychkin
Binh - investigator

Anton Momot
Грицко

Nadezhda Shumilova
midwife

Yevgeni Syty
Yakim

Artem Suchkov
Tesak

Marta Timofeeva
Vasilina

Svetlana Kireeva
Khristina

Evgeny Kapitonov
father Varfolomey

Pavel Derevyanko
Aleksander Pushkin
Valery Rybin
Black Horseman

Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov
Solopiy Cherevik
Crew
Egor Baranov
Director

Alexey Chupov
Screenplay
Kim Belov
Screenplay

Natalya Merkulova
Screenplay

Tikhon Kornev
Screenplay

Aleksey Karaulov
Writer
Filipp Konyashov
Writer

Aleksandr Tsekalo
Producer

Aleksandra Remizova
Producer

Artur Dzhanibekyan
Producer
Darya Skugar
Producer

Evgeniy Nikishov
Producer





