About the film
NO-ONE is a family revenge story that turns into a parable of eternal return and historical guilt. The Soviet (Russian) political collapse in Moscow-1991 serves as the backdrop for the dramatic events occurred with the characters at a luxurious government villa in Crimea. The nightmare of their relationship reflects the present and future nightmares of their country. The story looks like an unusual anti-version of Shakespeare’s “Othello”, where the Renaissance characters and events are depicted in a parallel reality in Russia during the military coup of 1991. Venice is replaced by Moscow, Cyprus – by Crimea; the Venetian general Othello becomes a general of the Russian secret police and the insidious schemer Iago, Othello’s standard-bearer – an elite student, nephew of the Russian general. All this in a strange way corresponds to Shakespeare’s oeuvre, but at some point the events and character relations as if instigated by irresistible forces of fate, start to move away from the familiar plot. The main character is a brilliantly educated and artistically gifted general serving a cruel and blood-drenched organization; he harbors no illusions about the world around him, constantly changes masks and roles, always remaining at the top. Nevertheless, karmic forces pull events and people around him into a deadly vortex of infidelities and defeats. Betrayals cling to one another, and the inevitable becomes reality.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-One_(2018_film)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7374062/
Written by Vladimir Prudkin, Lev Prudkin
Directed by Lev Prudkin, Vladimir Prudkin
Countries Israel, Ukraine
Production companies Mirage Adventures, Sasha Klein Production, Kinotur-Kiev, Prudkin & Prudkin Film
Running time 117 min; Language Russian
This film was presented at the 74th Festival de Cannes in 2021,
40th Moscow International Film Festival in 2018,
47th Kyiv International Film Festival in 2018.
It won awards for
Best Feature Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography
in Vienna, Brussels, London, Munich, Hong Kong, Seoul, Warsaw etc.
This film was presented at the 74th Festival de Cannes in 2021,
40th Moscow International Film Festival in 2018,
47th Kyiv International Film Festival in 2018.
It won awards for
Best Feature Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography
in Vienna, Brussels, London, Munich, Hong Kong, Seoul, Warsaw etc.
Cast
Slava Jolobov
Oleg Sergeyevich, KGB General (Soviet Secret Service)
Natalya Vdovina
Tamara, General's wife
Liza Boyarskaya
Zina, daughter of a Soviet party boss
Alexey Agranovich
Assistant to the General, KGB Officer
George Marchenko
Vlad, General's nephew
Dima Sova
Sasha, beach lifeguard in Crimea
Sofia Kashtanova
Miranda, Zina's friend
Aleksandr Feklistov
KGB Officer, an old friend of the General
About the directors / writers
Vladimir Prudkin
Vladimir Prudkin graduated from Moscow State University with a Master of Science degree in mathematics, then as a director and actor from Moscow Art Theatre School with a Master of Fine Arts degree.
Vladimir worked at Moscow Academic Art Theatre as a director and a Theatre vice artistic director. He left Russia in 2009 and moved to Israel. In recent years he has worked in Israel, Ukraine, the UK and the European Union. His filmography as a director and a screenwriter includes AUTUMN WIND, SCENES OF DEATH, NO-ONE and others.
Wikitia: wikitia.com/wiki/Vladimir_Prudkin
Lev Prudkin
Lev Prudkin’s short film PERFURMERY, starring Mikhail Yefremov, was awarded at the St Anna Short Film Festival. NO-ONE is his second feature-length film. A graduate of the Faculty of Philology at Moscow State University with a degree in Spanish literature, Lev later earned a director’s degree at Moscow State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). He left Russia in 2010 and moved to Israel. He has worked as a filmmaker in Israel, Ukraine and the UK.
Lev Prudkin’s upcoming film FAIRYTALE SECT features a predominantly British cast and is currently in the final stages of post-production, with an expected release date in 2023.
Creative Group
Sasha Klein
Executive Producer
Sasha Klein was a director, producer and the founder of Sasha Klein Productions (1986) – one of the leading production companies in Israel. Films by Sasha Klein Productions have received numerous awards on several Israeli and international Film Festivals.
Sasha Klein died in 2018.
Yevsey Yevseyev
Composer
Yevsey Yevseyev is a film and theatre play score composer who’s also written over 200 songs. From 1991 to 2000 he lived and worked in Los Angeles and New York.
Michael Goorevich
Re-Recording Mixer & Sound Designer
Michael Goorevich is working in film industry for more than 20 years. His works have been noticed in many award winning arthouse and drama projects.
Site: www.goorevich.com