Directed by:
Aleksei MizgiryovScreenplay:
Aleksei MizgiryovCinematography:
Maksim Osadchiy-KorytkovskiyComposer:
Игорь ВдовинCast:
Pyotr Fyodorov, Vladimir Mashkov, Aleksandr Yatsenko, Sergey Garmash, Yuriy Kolokolnikov, Yuliya Khlynina, Павел Табаков, Dmitriy Lysenkov, Pyotr Skvortsov (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Returning to Saint Petersburg after a long exile, the dashing Yakovlev, a retired army officer, makes a comfortable living by winning other people's duels. An enigmatic, focused, and extremely skilled professional, he leaves a trail of dead bodies behind him as he swirls through polite society, frequently called upon to wield a pistol as a surrogate in duels at dawn. But when Yakovlev meets the naïve young Prince Tuchov and his beautiful sister, Princess Martha, the normally cold-hearted mercenary is surprised by hitherto undetected emotions. What transpires uncovers a series of revelations about his past and his present self. (Toronto International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Pyotr Fyodorov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/598/158598902_7f583d.jpg)
Pyotr Fyodorov
Soviet Union
![Vladimir Mashkov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/359/162359688_87cbe5.jpg)
Vladimir Mashkov
Soviet Union
![Aleksandr Yatsenko](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/413/162413720_45955c.jpg)
Aleksandr Yatsenko
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Vongozero: The Outbreak (2019)
Captain Volkonogov Escaped (2021)
Arrhythmia (2017)
![Sergey Garmash](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/250/162250884_df3c1e.jpg)
Sergey Garmash
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Gibel imperii (2005) (series)
Doctor Zhivago (2005) (series)
The Excursionist (2013)
![Yuriy Kolokolnikov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/983/161983743_9a4049.jpg)
Yuriy Kolokolnikov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Po shchuchyemu veleniyu (2023)
The Master and Margarita (2023)
Plus One (2008)
![Yuliya Khlynina](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/731/164731327_4f84db.jpg)
Yuliya Khlynina
Russia
Best movies:
Selfie (2018)
Buy Me (2018)
The Duelist (2016)
![Павел Табаков](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/731/164731333_9b8c22.jpg)
Павел Табаков
Russia
Best movies:
Star (2014)
The Duelist (2016)
Sčastě - eto... (2015)
Dmitriy Lysenkov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (2023)
Peregon (2006)
V2. Escape from Hell (2021)
![Pyotr Skvortsov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/159/162159615_f87c87.jpg)
Pyotr Skvortsov
Best movies:
Acid (2018)
T-34 (2018)
The Duelist (2016)
![Artur Beschastnyy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/505/162505409_581374.jpg)
Artur Beschastnyy
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Duelist (2016)
Dovlatov (2018)
Betrayal (2012)
Anton Kuznetsov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Duelist (2016)
Leaving Afghanistan (2019)
Russia 88 (2009)
![Franziska Petri](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/280/158280000_22fe71.jpg)
Franziska Petri
East Germany
Best movies:
The Duelist (2016)
Betrayal (2012)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Павел Кузьмин
Best movies:
The Duelist (2016)
Sergey Trebesov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Ice Age (2002)
The Duelist (2016)
Me Too (2012)
![Martin Wuttke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/780/164780840_7ce0e5.jpg)
Martin Wuttke
West Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Maximilian & Marie De Bourgogne (2017) (series)
No Place to Go (2000)
Artyom Vasilev
Best movies:
The Duelist (2016)
Aleksandr Aravushkin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Žila-byla odna baba (2011)
Unknown Battle (2019)
The Duelist (2016)
Dmitriy Ermakovich
Best movies:
Sherlock Holmes (2013) (series)
The Duelist (2016)
Anatoliy Kondyubov
Best movies:
Gibel imperii (2005) (series)
Sherlock Holmes (2013) (series)
The Duelist (2016)
Sergey Potapov-Donskov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Duelist (2016)