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Gogol. The Beginning

The Darkest Night Before Dawn

6.2

1h 40m

2017

“The Darkest Night Before Dawn”

Synopsis

1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case in Dikanka, where everyone hides a dark secret.

Director

Egor Baranov

Trailer

MysteryAdventureThrillerHorror

Cast & Crew

Alexander Petrov

Alexander Petrov

as Nikolay Vasilievich Gogol

Oleg Menshikov

Oleg Menshikov

as Yakov Petrovich Guro - investigator

Yan Tsapnik

Yan Tsapnik

as Bomgart - doctor

Taisiya Vilkova

Taisiya Vilkova

as Elizaveta Andreevna Danishevskaya - countess

Yuliya Frants

Yuliya Frants

as Oksana

Sergey Badyuk

Sergey Badyuk

as Вакула (кузнец)

Artyom Tkachenko

Artyom Tkachenko

as Aleksey Danishevsky - Count, husband of Lisa

Evgeniy Stychkin

Evgeniy Stychkin

as Binh - investigator

Anton Momot

Anton Momot

as Грицко

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