1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case in Dikanka, where everyone hides a dark secret.
Cast
Alexander Petrov
Nikolay Vasilievich Gogol
Oleg Menshikov
Yakov Petrovich Guro - investigator
Yan Tsapnik
Bomgart - doctor
Taisiya Vilkova
Elizaveta Andreevna Danishevskaya - countess
Yuliya Frants
Oksana
Sergey Badyuk
Вакула (кузнец)
Artyom Tkachenko
Aleksey Danishevsky - Count, husband of Lisa
Evgeniy Stychkin
Binh - investigator
Anton Momot
Грицко
Nadezhda Shumilova
midwife
Yevgeni Syty
Yakim
Artem Suchkov
Tesak
Marta Timofeeva
Vasilina
Svetlana Kireeva
Khristina
Evgeny Kapitonov
father Varfolomey
Pavel Derevyanko
Aleksander Pushkin
Valery Rybin
Black Horseman
Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov
Solopiy Cherevik
Ilya Borisov
Popovich
Beata Makowskaya
Unknown
Mariya Myasnikova
Unknown
Vitaliy Kovalenko
Unknown
Anastasiya Popova
Unknown
Andrey Pynzaru
Unknown
Pavel Grigoryev
Unknown
Sergei Linkov
Unknown
Artyom Efremov
Unknown
Stanislav Lelkhov
Unknown
Filipp Dyachkov
Unknown
Dmitry Golovanov
Unknown
Konstantin Purusov
Unknown
Crew
Egor Baranov
Director
Aleksey Karaulov
Writer
Filipp Konyashov
Writer
Natalya Merkulova
Screenplay
Alexey Chupov
Screenplay
Kim Belov
Screenplay
Tikhon Kornev
Screenplay
Nikolai Gogol
Short Story
Alexander Ivanov
Editor
Sergey Trofimov
Director of Photography
Evgeny Kordunsky
Additional Director of Photography
Vera Kryukova
Assistant Director
Galina Strizhevskaya
Assistant Director
Olga Kurenkova
Executive Producer
Ivan Golomovzyuk
Executive Producer
Olga Nikulina
Producer
Artur Dzhanibekyan
Producer
Aleksandra Remizova
Producer
Valeriy Fedorovich
Producer
Evgeniy Nikishov
Producer
Aleksandr Tsekalo
Producer
Darya Skugar
Producer
Ivan Samokhvalov
Producer
Elena Zhukova
Production Design
Alla Petelina
Casting Director
Viktoriya Igumnova
Costume Design
Tamara Frid
Makeup Artist
Mikhail Alekseev
Sound Director
Nikita Ershov
Sound Director
Aleksandr Zhizhov
Sound Director
Evgeny Barulin
VFX Supervisor
Denis Dubovik
Music Producer
Ryan Otter
Music
Sergey Golovkin
Stunt Coordinator
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