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The Major

Yury Bykov

 
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RUSSIA
2013 / WORLD PREMIERE

1H39 – IN RUSSIAN

Synopsis
On a cold winter’s day Sergey Sobolev, a major at the local police office, is driving to the hospital where his wife is about to give birth to their child. High from happiness, he’s driving too fast and runs down a boy on a passage walk, who dies. Now the major has only two options: go to prison or conceal the crime. Sobolev decides to compromise with his conscience and calls on a colleague to help him out. But the case turns out to be messy and when Sobolev finally changes his mind and tries to make up for his deed, it’s already too late…


director:
Yury Bykov
screenplay: Yury Bykov
cinematography: Kirill Klepalov
editing: Yury Bykov
sound: Alexander Noskov
music: Yury Bykov

cast:
Denis Shevod
Irina Nizina
Ilya Isaev
Yury Bykov

Biography
Yury Bykov

Russian nationality.
Born on September 18, 1981 in Russia.

Filmography
2013 THE MAJOR
2010 TO LIVE

production
ROCK FILMS
Olga Aylarova
Tel. +7 499 238 08 59
aylarova@gmail.com

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Maren Kroymann
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Only a few films from the new, post-Berlin wall, Russian film industry have made it across the continent to reach us. Through a dark, claustrophobic thriller, Yury Byjov reveals the inner turmoil of the modern Russian man, a man, lost in an urban jungle, brutally confronted by the double pillars of bureaucracy and the mafia. Such is the central theme of The Major, Yury Bykov's second feature film. The 31 year-old filmmaker was born into a working class family in the region of Ryazan, south of Moscow.

«Initially, the script was meant to denounce the cruelty of the police system, but very quickly the story became that of this policeman caught in a criminal spiral and a moral dilemma. This is how The Major engages with modern Russia's societal issues. The degradation of Russian society affects both State and citizens. The « clan » systems have developed at every level, and in this situation, no « civilised » society can exist. We worked on this script and the film project with Alexei Uchitel, my producer here. As is the case with independent films everywhere, you have to rely on the generosity of your producer.

The shoot wasn't easy in this region, freezing in winter. The equipment would sometimes break down but the team stayed strong. A Russian team is usually a commmunity of mad people ready to freeze in the snow ten hours a day, without eating, drinking or sleeping. We felt it was very important to make this film as real as possible. Perhaps because this film spoke about us


interview by Annick Peigné-Giuly
interview by Annick Peigné-Giuly
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