Composition for Victory Day

1998 Russian film

1998 (1998)

Running time

114 minCountryRussiaLanguageRussian

Composition for Victory Day (Russian: Сочинение ко Дню Победы) is a Russian film in 1998. The director is Sergei Ursuliak.^[1] Oleg Yefremov's the last role.^[2]

Plot

They had not seen for twenty-five years the crew of heroic fighters, three front-line friends. Life they have developed in different ways: one convinced Communist, not missing a single red rally, the other successful Vice-Chairman of the veterans non-poor fund, the third emigrant, who lost his sight in old age and came home to participate in the Victory Parade.

They argue passionately with each other about the reasons for the ills and misfortunes of today. But when one of them gets into trouble, his friends are ready to do anything to save his comrade.

Cast

Oleg Yefremov as Dmitry Kilovatov
Vyacheslav Tikhonov as Lev Morgulis
Mikhail Ulyanov as Ivan Dyakov
Zinaida Sharko as Nina
Vladimir Kashpur as Stepanyuk
Vladimir Mashkov as Sasha, Morgulis' s son
Sergei Makovetsky as investigator Chechevikin
Vladimir Ilyin as Zvyagin
Vladimir Menshov as general
Sergei Nikonenko as Nechyporenko, head of the airport
Gennady Nazarov as Vova
Roman Madyanov as Chubais
Konstantin Lavronenko as Kostya
Lyubov Sokolova as Anya

Awards and nominations

Nika Award: Zinaida Sharko (Best Supporting Actor or Actress) – nom
Russian Guild of Film Critics: Mikhail Ulyanov (Best Actor), Mikael Tariverdiev (Best Score) – nom
Kinotavr: Sergei Ursuliak (Grand Prize) – nom