Captain Volkonogov Escaped

Captain Volkonogov Escaped
Theatrical release poster
RussianКапитан Волконогов бежал
Directed byNatalya Merkulova
Aleksey Chupov
Written byNatalya Merkulova
Aleksey Chupov
Mart Taniel
Produced by
  • Valery Fedorovich
  • Yevgeny Nikishov
  • Aleksandr Plotnikov
  • Catherine Kissa
  • Charles-Evrard Chekhov
  • Nadezhda Zayonchkovskaya
  • Nadezhda Zhukova
Starring
CinematographyMart Taniel
Edited byFrancois Gedigier
Mukharam Kabulova
Music byElena Stroganova
Production
companies
  • Look-Film (Russia)
  • Place of Power (Russia)
  • Ministry of Culture (Russia)
  • Kinoprime Foundation (Russia)
  • Homeless Bob Production (Estonia)
  • KinoVista (France)
  • Eurimages (France)
  • L'Aide aux Cinémas du Monde (France)
Distributed byCentral Partnership
Release dates
  • 8 September 2021 (2021-09-08) (Venice)
  • 2022 (2022) (Russia)
Running time
126 minutes
CountriesRussia
Estonia
France
LanguageRussian

Captain Volkonogov Escaped (Russian: Капитан Волконогов бежал, translit. Kapitan Volkonogov bezhal) is a 2021 thriller drama film written and directed by Natalya Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov. The main roles were played by Yura Borisov as Captain Fyodor Volkonogov. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.