Russian Translation (2007)
Based on Andrey Konstantinov's 1996 novel of the same name, Andrey Obnorsky, having graduated university as an Arabic military interpreter, is sent from the USSR to Yemen and later Libya, only to find himself deeply entangled into the spiderweb of dangerous political game.
Director: Alexander Chernyaev
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Nikita Zverev as Andrew Obnorsky |
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Марина Черняева as Lena Ratnikova |
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Pavel Novikov as Kukarintsev |
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Andrey Frolov as Ilya Novoselov |
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Tatyana Abramova as Marina Ryzhov, secretary |
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Sergey Veksler as Gromov |
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Aleksandr Makogon as Kirill Vydrin, translator |
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Aleksandr Pashutin as Sorokin |
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Ramil Sabitov as Palestinian Sinbad, a master of martial arts |
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Sergei Selin as Doroshenko |
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Kirill Pletnyov as Eugene Kondrashov |
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Mariya Antipp as Irina |
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Aleksandr Tyutin as Tsar'kov |
| Directing | Alexander Chernyaev | Director |
| Camera | Dayan Gaytkulov | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Andrei Konstantinov | Writer |
| Writing | Eduard Volodarskiy | Writer |
| Sound | Igor Kornelyuk | Original Music Composer |