''Story of one Appointment'' (russian: История одного назначения, Istoriya odnogo naznacheniya) is a Russian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by Avdotya Smirnova. It stars Aleksey Smirnov, Yevgeny Kharitonov and Irina Gorbacheva. The premiere of the film in Russia was on 6 September 2018.

Plot

In the infantry regiment in the

Tula Oblast Tula Oblast (russian: Ту́льская о́бласть, ''Tulskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (an Oblasts of Russia, oblast) of Russia. It is geographically in the European Russia region of the country and is p ...

, where the capital lieutenant Grigory Kolokoltsev, inspired by advanced ideas, goes to service, a crime occurs. The soldier, who is found guilty, faces a military tribunal and execution. Kolokoltsev appeals for help to Count

Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-refor ...

, who decides to protect the innocent.

Cast

* Aleksey Smirnov as Grigory Kolokoltsev * Filipp Gurevich as Vasily Shabunin * Yevgeny Kharitonov as

Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-refor ...

* Irina Gorbacheva as

Sophia Tolstaya Countess Sophia Andreyevna Tolstaya (née Behrs; russian: Со́фья Андре́евна Толста́я, sometimes anglicised as ''Sophia Tolstoy''; 22 August 1844 – 4 November 1919), was a Russian diarist, and the wife of Russian writer ...

* Lukasz Simlat as Kazimir Yacevich * Sergey Umanov as Aleksandr Matveyevich Stasyulevich * Elizaveta Yankovskaya as Tatyana Andreevna Bers *

Alexei Makarov Alexei Valerevich Makarov (russian: Алексе́й Вале́рьевич Мака́ров; 15 February 1972) is a Russian actor of theatre and cinema. Born 1972 in Omsk in family of actors Valeriy Makarov and Lyubov Polishchuk. Biography A ...

as Sergey Tolstoy *

Anna Mikhalkova Anna Nikitichna Mikhalkova (Russian: А́нна Ники́тична Михалко́ва; born 14 May 1974, in Moscow) is a Russian actress and model. Her film credits include '' Our Own'', '' Kokoko'' and ''Rasputin''. Her television credits ...

as Anna Ivanovna *

Igor Zolotovitsky Igor may refer to: People * Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name * Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler * Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling * ...

as Nikolay Ilyich * Andrey Smirnov as Apollon Kolokoltsev * Gennady Smirnov as Pyotr

Awards

* Sochi Open Russian Film Festival: Best Screenplay, People's Choice Award * Sakhalin International Film Festival: Audience Choice Grand Prix * Golden Eagle Award: Best Screenplay *

Nika Award The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars. History The award was established i ...

: Best Screenplay«Ника» назвала лучшим фильмом «Войну Анны»
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References

External links

* {{Leo Tolstoy, state=collapsed 2010s Russian-language films Russian drama films 2018 drama films 2018 films Films set in Russia Films shot in Russia Works about Leo Tolstoy Cultural depictions of Leo Tolstoy