Spy (2012 Russian film)
| Spy | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Alexey Andrianov[1] |
| Produced by |
Leonid Vereshchagin Sergey Shumakov |
| Written by |
Boris Akunin Vladimir Valutskiy |
| Starring |
Danila Kozlovsky Fyodor Bondarchuk Vladimir Epifantsev Viktor Verzhbitsky Dmitry Nazarov |
| Music by | Yuri Poteenko |
Production company |
Studio TriTe Telekanal Rossiya |
Release date |
я[2] |
Running time | 100 minutes [3] |
| Country | Russia |
| Budget | RUB 192 million[4] |
Spy (Russian: Шпион) is a 2012 Russian spy film, an adaptation of Boris Akunin's novel The Spy Novel (Шпионский роман). It was directed by Alexey Andrianov, and starred Danila Kozlovsky and Fyodor Bondarchuk. Akunin adapted his own novel. It had one of the largest film budgets in Russian history.
Plot
The movie is set in the year 1941, months before the German invasion of Russia. The two protagonists, NKVD officers Dorin and Oktyabrsky, are hunting a German spy in Moscow. They believe their success might reveal Hitler's plans and the exact date of invasion.[1]
It is implied that Dorin is a distant relative of Erast Fandorin, the most popular character of Akunin's books.
Reception
The movie was a moderate success at the box office grossing $4,588,176(258,479,483 руб) against a budget of 192 000 000 руб.[5]