''Story of one Appointment'' () is a Russian
historical drama film
A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as c ...
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
Tula Oblast's infantry regiment, a place where the high-ranking officer, Lieutenant Grigory Kolokoltsev serves, a heinous crime takes place. Following a thorough investigation, a soldier is identified as the culprit and subsequently brought before a
drumhead court-martial
A drumhead court-martial is a court-martial held in the field to render summary justice for offenses committed in action. The term is said to originate from drums used as improvised tables and drumheads as writing surfaces at fast-track mil ...
to face trial and, ultimately, execution.
Driven by his strong conviction in progressive ideals, Lieutenant Kolokoltsev is determined to seek help from an unexpected source – none other than Count Tolstoy. Deeply moved by the impassioned plea for justice, Count Tolstoy commits himself wholeheartedly to the cause, vowing to fight tirelessly to protect the innocent soldier from the clutches of an unfair and unjust destiny.
Cast
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Aleksey Smirnov as Grigory Kolokoltsev
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Filipp Gurevich as Vasily Shabunin
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Yevgeny Kharitonov as
Leo Tolstoy
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy Tolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; ,Throughout Tolstoy's whole life, his name was written as using Reforms of Russian orthography#The post-revolution re ...
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Irina Gorbacheva as
Sophia Tolstaya
Countess Sophia Andreyevna Tolstaya (, (); – 4 November 1919), sometimes anglicised as Sofia Tolstoy, Sophia Tolstoy and Sonya Tolstoy, was a Russian diarist, and the wife of writer Count Leo Tolstoy.
Biography
Sophia Behrs was one of thre ...
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Lukasz Simlat as Kazimir Yacevich
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Sergey Umanov as Aleksandr Matveyevich Stasyulevich
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Elizaveta Yankovskaya as Tatyana Andreevna Bers
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Alexei Makarov
Alexei Valerevich Makarov (; 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
After high school, at the second attempt, he entered the Russian Un ...
as Sergey Tolstoy
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Anna Mikhalkova
Anna Nikitichna Mikhalkova (Russian: А́нна Ники́тична Михалко́ва; born 14 May 1974) is a Russian actress, film producer, cameraman, TV presenter; Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (2019). Member of the All-Russian ...
as Anna Ivanovna
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Igor Zolotovitsky as Nikolay Ilyich
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Andrey Smirnov as Apollon Kolokoltsev
* Gennady Smirnov as Pyotr
Awards
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Sochi Open Russian Film Festival: Best Screenplay, People's Choice Award
* Sakhalin International Film Festival: Audience Choice Grand Prix
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Golden Eagle Award: Best Screenplay
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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.
In 2022 nominees were announced, b ...
: Best Screenplay
«Ника» назвала лучшим фильмом «Войну Анны»
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References
External links
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{{Leo Tolstoy, state=collapsed
2010s Russian films
2010s Russian-language films
Russian historical drama films
2010s historical drama films
2018 films
Films set in the Russian Empire
Films shot in Russia
Works about Leo Tolstoy
Cultural depictions of Leo Tolstoy
Russian-language historical drama films