In this farcical dark comedy/melodrama, Lena manages to lose her place at college by virtue of throwing a minor hissy-fit when she catches her erstwhile boyfriend in bed with another girl. Instead of penalizing the boy for his behavior, Lena gets stuck with a court appearance and must pay a small fine, in addition to losing a boyfriend, her college career, and an apartment. Lena belongs to a film club which occasionally hands out awards, and the membership of it decides to send her into the Russian hinterlands to hand out an award to an obscure filmmaker. Throughout the film, Lena has been associated with a bizarre con man named Stepanych who, when his cons fall through, comes to her in the distant town she has gone to seeking her help in committing suicide.
Credits
How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Yuriy Nazarov
He was 51, now 86 years old
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as Yuri Vladimirovich |
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Larisa Borushko
She was 25, 43 years old when she died
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as Gubanishchev's Bride |
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Aleksei Zharkov
He was 40, 68 years old when he died
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as Evgeny "Stepanych" Ivanov |
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Nadezhda Markina
She was 30, now 65 years old
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as Sonya |
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Andrey Sokolov
He was 26, now 61 years old
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as Boris |
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Anastasiya Vertinskaya
She was 44, now 79 years old
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as Dunya Fomkina, Lena's Mother |
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Igor Zolotovitsky
He was 27, now 62 years old
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as Aleksandr Gubanishchev |
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Vatslav Dvorzhetsky
He was 78, 82 years old when he died
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as Fyodor Strelnikov |
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Aleksandr Lenkov
He was 45, 70 years old when he died
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as Igor Ivanovich, Lena's Father |
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Sofya Pavlova
She was 62, 64 years old when she died
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as Lyubov Sergeevna |
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Andrey Fomin
He was 25, now 60 years old
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as Young Film Director |
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Inna Ulyanova
She was 54, 70 years old when she died
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as Marusya |
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Natalya Negoda
She was 25, now 60 years old
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as Lena Fomkina |
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Aleksandr Negreba
He was 27, now 63 years old
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as Pyotr Zaramushkin |
How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Vasili Pichul as Director. He was 27 (54) years old when He died
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Directing |
