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Original title: Tekst
  • 2019
  • 2h 12m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
3.7K
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Text (2019)
College student Ilya spends 7 years in prison on a fake drug bust. Coming out, he wants revenge on the dirty cop, Pyotr. He gets Pyotr's smartphone filled with personal info and starts texting - pretending to be Pyotr.
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College student Ilya spends 7 years in prison on a fake drug bust. Coming out, he wants revenge on the dirty cop, Pyotr. He gets Pyotr's smartphone filled with personal info and starts texti... Read allCollege student Ilya spends 7 years in prison on a fake drug bust. Coming out, he wants revenge on the dirty cop, Pyotr. He gets Pyotr's smartphone filled with personal info and starts texting - pretending to be Pyotr.College student Ilya spends 7 years in prison on a fake drug bust. Coming out, he wants revenge on the dirty cop, Pyotr. He gets Pyotr's smartphone filled with personal info and starts texting - pretending to be Pyotr.

  • Director
    • Klim Shipenko
  • Writer
    • Dmitry Glukhovsky
  • Stars
    • Alexander Petrov
    • Kristina Asmus
    • Sofya Ozerova
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    3.7K
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    • Director
      • Klim Shipenko
    • Writer
      • Dmitry Glukhovsky
    • Stars
      • Alexander Petrov
      • Kristina Asmus
      • Sofya Ozerova
    • 11User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Alexander Petrov
    Alexander Petrov
    • Ilya Goryunov
    Kristina Asmus
    Kristina Asmus
    • Nina
    Sofya Ozerova
    Sofya Ozerova
    • Vera
    Maksim Vinogradov
    • Seryoga
    Dmitry Glukhovsky
    Dmitry Glukhovsky
    • Metro passenger
    • (as Dmitriy Glukhovskiy)
    Elena Finogeeva
    Elena Finogeeva
    • Pyotr's mother
    Vladimir Kapustin
    • Taxi driver
    Pavel Golubev
    • Shop Assistant
    Vitaliy Khaev
    Vitaliy Khaev
    • Denis Sergeevich
    Evgeniya Akhremenko
    Evgeniya Akhremenko
    • Funeral agent
    Mikhail Babichev
    • Man at the hatch
    Sonya Karpunina
    • Travel agent Galya
    Marina Kleshcheva
    • Neighbor Ira
    Yelena Kobzar
    • Ilya's mother
    Anton Morozenko
    • Operative
    Arslan Murzabekov
    • Maga
    Kirill Nagiev
    • Gosha
    Alexander Panin
    • Detained in the club
    • Director
      • Klim Shipenko
    • Writer
      • Dmitry Glukhovsky
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    10sonekken

    One if the best dramas

    An emotional film, a great character.. One of those rare rare movies you really want to see how it turns out for the boy. Something Western cinematography cannot do anymore.
    10overs-1

    Great storytelling, cinematography and acting

    Loved this movie as it keeps you guessing how the movie would unfold at the end. The moral of the story and the plot unwinding from a simple beginning is superb. Well crafted and tense from beginning to end. This is a movie to watch if you like Gone Baby Gone and Drive

    Russian action movie at its best !

    Will keep you glued to your seats.
    8ruskiypotz

    Great drama and movie

    Fantastic drama and acting. Story is solid through out the movie. Very interesting and captivating.
    7vecherskie

    Russia miserable

    A good insight on the hopeless state of Russian modern society. Integrity and good can be found only in interpersonal relations, not in social institutions which are totally corrupted. The movie is a little bit slow, but still catching.
    10alexclk

    Wow, the movie is much better than I expected

    I never read the book. Maybe that's why I really enjoyed the movie. It's maybe the best Russian movie I saw in the last several years.

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      Asked about his explicit sex scene with Kristina Asmus, Ivan Yankovskiy said: "Yeah, we shot the footage ourselves. We drank wine, we clinked glasses, and started shooting. And it's always very funny. Because the director says to you, 'Come on!' and goes out the door to drink tea. And here you are, and she's here, and you have to shoot it all. And it's like she has a husband, out there in life, and he'll see everything. It's kind of creepy, really. But I understood: either you have to believe in it, or it makes no sense to do it."
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    • Release date
      • October 24, 2019 (Russia)
    • Country of origin
      • Russia
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Matn
    • Production companies
      • Central Partnership Productions
      • Kinoprime
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      • $5,317,898
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 12m(132 min)
    • Color
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      • 2.35 : 1

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