Blackmailer
Seen it?1988 | 87 min | Drama, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Ninth graders Genka and Anya crash the girl's father's car. Misha, having earned money from the photos, gives money to his friends, but they are not enough. Then Genka steals a video camera from the school's art studio, draws his father into this story, and does not yet know that a shot will follow very soon...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Valeri Kurykin
- Mikhail EfremovМиша Рубцов
- Leonid KuravlyovФедор Семенович
- Sergey Garmashучитель
- Aleksandr ShirvindtВалерий Юрьевич, отец Гены
- Valentina TitovaЕлена Куликова
- Nikolai KarnaukhovГригорий Кузьмич
- Valery AfanasyevДимка-жестянщик
- Natalya NazarovaЛюба, актриса