alexandr kuznetsov

WHY DON’T YOU JUST DIE! Review: Oh, The Things We Do For Love…

Kiril Sokolov’s feature debut, Why Don’t You Just Die! takes a searing and catastrophic glimpse at twisted family drama with brutal results. Best of all is the film marks the latest outing of actor Aleksandr Kuznetsov who first landed on this site’s radar with a physically impressive supporting turn in Rustam Mosafir’s period actioner, The Scythian (also known as The Last Warrior), which is an absolute blast. Kuznetsov’s performance lends an equally raw physicality to Sokolov’s unfolding and whimsically comedic and dark drama. It doesn’t take long for the gears to begin turning with a story that centers on Matvey (Kuznetsov), a man who is compelled by his girlfriend, Olya (Evgeniya Kregzhde), to kill her father, Andrey (Vitaliy Khaev), for an alleged incident during her childhood. Armed with a hammer and expecting only to confront Andrey by himself, Matvey’s simple plan unravels into a not-so-simple standoff with the man sitting […]

A CASE FOR BETTER ACTION MOVIES: Rustam Mosafir’s THE SCYTHIAN Is A Roaring Beast Of An Adventure

Lee B. Golden III

Central Partnership Rustam Mosafir is certainly new to anyone not living in Eastern Europe. That said, he’s a man of several facets in film and entertainment, and he’s all but applied himself amply in this aspect per the duration of filming his latest period thriller, The Scythian, which opened in Russia just a few weeks ago. Arriving with his second feature film to date, Mosafir joins writer Vadim Golovanov to bring an epic action adventure frilm that broods with sweeping, violent and cathartic resolve. Forty-two days of principal photography in 2016 whilst pressing on through heavy environmental pressures lends a small price to pay for a $2.5 million dollar endeavor that undoubtedly endured its ample share of hurdles and challenges. Produced by Sergey Selyanov and host to a dialogue of four languages, the story is set against the backdrop of the tumultuous milleu of Central Eurasia in the 13th Century, […]