Evilenko
Seen it?2004 | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller, History
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and history buffs. If you loved Citizen X, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 51 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
For years, Andrei Evilenko eluded the obsessive Detective Lesiev and the psychiatric profiler Aron Richter. Spurred on by his rabid fury at the gradual crumbling of his precious Soviet Union, Evilenko is a man who will live, die and kill as a communist.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$88K worldwide on a $10 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 67K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by David Grieco
- Malcolm McDowellAndrej 'Romanovic' Evilenko
- Marton CsokasVadim Timurovic Lesiev
- Ronald PickupAron Richter
- Frances BarberFenja Evilenka
- Evgeniya GladiyRulana
- Ihor CiszkewyczNovikov
- Fabrizio Sergenti CastellaniTabakov
- Vladimir LevitskiyFrolov
- Alexei ChadyukRamemskij
- Viktor GlushkovNikitin