The Role

Movie
Audience Score
62
The Role
NR 2 hr 12 minDrama
The Role is about a brilliant actor in revolutionary Russia who takes on the greatest role of his life the role of another man Influenced by the ideas of symbolism and the Silver Age he decides to slip into the life of his doppelganger a revolutionary leader in the new Soviet Russia First intrigued then obsessed he flings himself into the role and lives it to the hilt even when the play of the life he is writing heads towards a tragic finale Based on true incidents in the lives of Russias symbolists this gripping film explores how far one man will go for the role of a lifetime
DirectorKonstantin Lopushansky
WritersKonstantin LopushanskyPavel Finn

Movie Details

Movie Budget:$2,480,000
Original Language:Russian
Executive Producers:Alexey Kozlov
Production Companies:Proline Film The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus Eurimages Finnish Film Foundation Bufo Studio Golos Lenfilm Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation Belarusfilm