The Black Veil
Seen it?1995 | 97 min | Mystery
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
- Right up the alley of anyone who loves trying to stay one step ahead. Best watched without your phone in hand.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Well paced, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not ideal if you just want to unwind.
A rich, smart, charming philanthropist from Saint-Petersburg Andrei Rokshin is found dead at home. The culprit is a woman wearing a black veil. Investigator Sinev takes the case.
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
About 571 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Aleksandr Proshkin
- Sergey MakovetskiyСинев Пётр Дмитриевич
- Irina MetlitskayaВерховская Татьяна Александровна
- Aleksandr AbdulovРокшин Андрей Яковлевич
- Irina RozanovaРатисова Олимпиада Алексеевна
- Tatyana VasilevaАвгуста Блюм
- Natalya PetrovaГоспожа Леони
- Margarita ShubinaМария Игнатова
- Vladimir IlinРатисов Яков
- Petr Yandane
- Valeriy Doronin