For Marx (film)
2012 Russian film
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For Marx (Russian: За Маркса…) is a 2012 Russian drama film directed by Svetlana Baskova.[1][2]
Gleb Aleynikov
Vladimir Epifantsev
Viktor Sergachyov
| For Marx… | |
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| Directed by | Svetlana Baskova |
| Written by | Svetlana Baskova |
| Produced by | Andrey Silvestrov Gleb Aleynikov |
| Starring | Sergey Pakhomov Vladimir Epifantsev Viktor Sergachyov |
| Cinematography | Maxim Mosin |
Production company | Cine Phantom |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Plot
The film depicts the situation at a steel plant during the economic crisis. Set in 2010, the plant's owner Pavel Sergeyevich implements wage cuts and layoffs, provoking unrest among the workers. A group of activists forms an independent trade union to push management to resolve various issues. The story revolves around the conflict between the workers and the management.
Cast
- Sergey Pakhomov as the foreman of the foundry, union activist
- Alexander Kovalyov as the master of the foundry, union activist
- Lavrentiy Svetlichny as a union activist
- Vladimir Epifantsev as Pavel Sergeyevich, the plant owner
- Viktor Sergachyov as Sergey Viktorovich, the owner's father
- Denis Yakovlev as Dodik, assistant to the owner
- Vladimir Yakovlev as Deputy Minister
- Mikhail Kalinkin as Shop Manager
- Viktor Yurkov as Young Worker
Awards and nominations
The film was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2013.[3] It won the "Event of the Year" award at the "White Elephant" festival and was nominated for the main prize at Kinotavr in 2012.[4]
It also received a Nika Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for Vladimir Epifantsev.[5]