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The Role
The Role is about a brilliant actor in revolutionary Russia who takes on the greatest role of his life - the role of another man. Influenced by the ideas of symbolism and the Silver Age, he decides to slip into the life of his doppelganger – a revolutionary leader in the new Soviet Russia. First intrigued, then obsessed, he flings himself into the role and lives it to the hilt… even when the play of the life he is writing heads towards a tragic finale. Based on true incidents in the lives of Russia’s symbolists, this gripping film explores how far one man will go for the role of a lifetime.
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The Role
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 10, 2013
Runtime
2h 12m
Genres
Drama
User Score
65%
Original Title
Роль
Production Companies
Proline Film, The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, Eurimages, Finnish Film Foundation, Bufo, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Belarusfilm, Kinostudiya Golos, Lenfilm
Director
Konstantin Lopushansky
Budget
$2,480,000
Description
The Role is about a brilliant actor in revolutionary Russia who takes on the greatest role of his life - the role of another man. Influenced by the ideas of symbolism and the Silver Age, he decides to slip into the life of his doppelganger – a revolutionary leader in the new Soviet Russia. First intrigued, then obsessed, he flings himself into the role and lives it to the hilt… even when the play of the life he is writing heads towards a tragic finale. Based on true incidents in the lives of Russia’s symbolists, this gripping film explores how far one man will go for the role of a lifetime.
Cast
Crew
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