''The Role'' ( ''Rol'') is a 2013 Russian drama film directed by

Konstantin Lopushansky Konstantin Sergeyevich Lopushansky (russian: Константин Сергеевич Лопушанский; born June 12, 1947) is a Soviet and Russian film director, film theorist and author. He is best known for directing the apocalyptic and po ...

and starring

Maksim Sukhanov Maksim Aleksandrovich Sukhanov (Russian: Максим Александрович Суханов; born 10 November 1963) is a Soviet and Russian actor, producer, theatrical composer, and restaurateur. His film credits include '' The Goddess'', '' ...

. It tells the story of an actor who begins to act as his

doppelgänger A doppelgänger (), a compound noun formed by combining the two nouns (double) and (walker or goer) (), doppelgaenger or doppelganger is a biologically unrelated look-alike, or a double, of a living person. In fiction and mythology, a doppelg ...

, a revolutionary leader in the newly established Soviet Russia. The film is in black and white. It was shown in competition at the

35th Moscow International Film Festival The 35th Moscow International Film Festival took place between 20 and 29 June 2013. ''World War Z'' was selected as the opening film. The Golden George was awarded to the Turkish film ''Particle''. Films in competition The following films were s ...

. It received the

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 ...

for Best Screenplay.

Cast

as Nikolai Yevlakhov * Aleksandr Efremov as Igrok * Anna Geller as Spiridonov's Wife * Yuriy Itskov as Odintsov, Smuggler *

Maria Järvenhelmi Maria Järvenhelmi (born 14 June 1975) is a Finnish actress and singer. She has appeared in 27 films and television shows since 1990. She starred in the film ''Lights in the Dusk'', which was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Järvenhel ...

as Amalia * Boris Kamorzin as Grigoriy * Leonid Mozgovoy as Uhov * Vasiliy Reutov as The Officer from the Train * Anastasiya Sheveleva as Olga * Dmitriy Sutyrin as Spiridonov

References

2010s historical drama films Films directed by Konstantin Lopushansky Films set in Saint Petersburg Russian historical drama films 2010s Russian-language films 2013 drama films 2013 films {{Russia-film-stub