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The Stringer
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Synopsis
This drama from British TV documentarian Paul Pawlikowski was filmed in Russia, Poland, and the UK. Young TV news cameraman Vadik (Sergei Bodrov Jr. of Prisoner of the Mountain and The Brother) roams post-Cold War Russia shooting footage he can sell to Western news outlets. A romance gets underway when he meets British TV producer Helen (Anna Friel), and he also develops a friendship with eccentric nationalist politician Yavorsky (Vladimir Ilyin), a character patterned after Vladimir Zhirinovsky. After Vadik films an assassination attempt on Yavorsky, he learns the assassination was faked. Shown in the Directors Fortnight section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide


Production Crew

Natalia Krimenskaya Casting
Witold Stok Cinematographer
Zdzislaw Szostak Composer (Music Score)
Malgorzata Obloza Costume Designer
Marina Anayeva Costume Designer
Pawel Pawlikowski Director
William Diver Editor
Charles Pattinson Executive Producer
David M. Thompson Executive Producer
George Faber Executive Producer
Waldemar Krol Executive Producer
Janusz Blaszczyk First Assistant Director
Mary Soan First Assistant Director
Yuri Kryuchkov First Assistant Director
Fiona Morham Producer
Jacek Turewicz Production Designer
Vladimir Mirzin Production Designer
Gennadi Ostrovsky Screenwriter
Pawel Pawlikowski Screenwriter
Elena Shkatova Set Designer
Year: 1998
Runtime: 92
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Produced by
BBC
British Screen
Pepper Pictures