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Film premiere - May 27th 2019

at 48' Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist

Rushkovsky is a born teacher

- Ada Rogovtseva

It was not how I saw Rushkovsky for the first time that made the strongest impression but what happened next on the course. Those were much stronger things. They carved into memory and formed me as a person...

- Dimitry Surzhikov

Whole life is centered on acting, whole life

- Igor Slavinsky

If you have three actors on the set at least one of them will be a student of Nikolai Rushkovsky. It says a lot.

- Akhtem Seitablayev

Masters of Nikolai Rushkovsky’s level were Heaven sent to me. Not just to watch from the auditorium, but to share one stage, to look into each other's eyes, to exchange replicas and being a partner...

- Vladimir Zadniprovsky

Kiev, you know, it's the theater, sounds, the atmosphere and, of course, people

- Nikolai Rushkovsky

I was afraid of Rushkovsky at the institute, afraid of his opinion about me. I realized that this is such a big, huge person, in every way

- Katerina Kisten

TRAILER

His road was not simple. His name became a quality mark in the acting world. Those who were fortunate enough to become his disciples call themselves «Rushkovtsy»

The fate of the actor is unpredictable. How to succeed in the profession while not losing yourself? How to remain a man and be an example to follow by many generations of actors who call you Father?

Eastern Europe theater legend Mykola Rushkovsky, his students and partners, leading actors of Ukraine in a film about talent, skill, humanity and love

STARRING

Ada Rogovtseva

actress

Ukrainian actress of the theater and cinema. Artist of the Kyiv National Academic Theater of Russian Drama named after Lesya Ukrainka since 1958. Has been working there for more than 35 years and performed a lot in partnership with Nikolai Rushkovsky.

Akhtem Seitablayev

director, actor

Ukrainian actor and film director of Crimean Tatar origin. Played a monk in the play "The Will of the Chaste Womanizer" in partnership with N. Rushkovsky. As a film director, he worked with the Master in the cinema and also shot his students.

Katerina Kisten

actress

Ukrainian actress of the theater and cinema. Two-time winner of the most prestigious Ukrainian theatrical prize "Kyiv Pectoral". Graduate of the acting course of Nikolai Rushkovsky

10 course, graduate 2003р.

Dmitry Surzhikov

actor

Ukrainian theater and film actor, screenwriter, director. Graduate of the acting course by Nikolai Rushkovsky.

10 course, graduate 2003р.

Natalya Dolya

actress

Ukrainian actress of the theater and cinema. Long time partner of Nikolai Rushkovsky on stage of Kyiv National Academic Theater of Russian Drama. Graduate student of the acting course of Nikolai Rushkovsky.

8 course, graduate 1995р.

Andriy Saminin

actor

Ukrainian actor of theater, cinema and dubbing. Graduate of the acting course by Nikolai Rushkovsky.

8 course, graduate 1995р.

Lesya Samaeva

actress

Ukrainian actress of the theater and cinema, TV presenter.

Natalya Kudryavtseva

actress, teacher

Ukrainian actress of the theater and cinema. Graduate student of the acting course of Nikolai Rushkovsky.

2 course, graduate 1971р.

Igor Slavinsky

director, actor, teacher

1953 - 2018

Ukrainian actor of the theater and cinema, production director. The first artistic director of the theater "Theatrical Workshop of Nikolai Rushkovsky"

3 course, graduate 1975р.

Valery Legin

actor

Ukrainian actor of the theater and cinema. Graduate of the acting course by Nikolai Rushkovsky

3 course, graduate 1975р.

Lev Somov

actor, teacher

Ukrainian actor of theater and cinema, director, choreographer, playwright. Graduate of the acting course by Nikolai Rushkovsky

7 course, graduate 1991р.

Andriy Belous

director, actor, teacher

Ukrainian theater director, theatrical teacher, actor. Artistic director of the Kiev Academic Young Theater. In his productions he worked with the acting course of Nikolai Rushkovsky as well as with his graduates

Oleksandr Kryzhanivsky

director, film actor

Ukrainian theater actor and director. Three times winner of the Kyiv Pectoral Prize. Artistic director of the New Drama Theater in Pechersk, founded by Nikolai Rushkovsky. Graduate of the acting course by Rushkovsky

4 course, graduate 1979р.

Alexey Lisovets

theater and film director

Since 1986 has been the director of the Kyiv Academic Theater of Drama and Comedy on the Left bank of the Dnipro. Director of the play "Royal Games" in Kyiv National Academic Theater of Russian Drama in 1997 with the participation of Nikolai Rushkovsky. Three times winner of the Kyiv Pectoral Prize

Mark Nestantiner

theatrical director

Graduated from the director's department of the Kiev Theater Institute of Karpenko-Kariy. During his studies he worked with the acting course of Nikolai Rushkovsky. Has been living in Munich since 1994. Staged performances in Kiev, Germany and the Netherlands.

Oleksandr Hetmansky

actor

Ukrainian actor of theater and cinema. Actor of the Kiev National Academic Theater of Russian Drama since 2004. The long-time partner of Nikolay Rushkovsky on stage

Vladimir Zadneprovsky

actor

Ukrainian theater and film actor Worked at the Kiev theater in Russian drama From 1979 to 2000. The long-time partner of Nikolai Rushkovsky on stage. Together with the Master performed in the cult play "Department (Kafedra)"

Sergey Oziriany

actor

Ukrainian theater and film actor. People's Artist of Ukraine. Longterm partner of Nikolai Rushkovsky in “Testament of chaste womanizer”.

Boris Kuritsin

Head of the literary and dramatic part of the National Academic Theater of Russian Drama named after Lesya Ukrainka

Sergey Siplivyi

actor, teacher

Ukrainian theater and film actor. Leading actor of the Kiev Academic Drama Theater on Podil. Graduate of the acting course by Nikolai Rushkovsky

6 course, graduate 1987р.

Sofia Pisman

actress, teacher

Ukrainian theater and film actress. Leading actress of the Kiev Academic Drama Theater on Podil. Artistic director of the theater "Theatrical workshop of Nikolai Rushkovsky"

Konstantin Temlyak

actor

Ukrainian theater and film actor. Actor of the Kiev Academic Drama Theater on Podol and the theater "Theatrical workshop of Nikolai Rushkovsky". Graduate of Rushkovsky's acting course.

13 course, graduate 2016р.

Oleg Korkushko

actor

Ukrainian theater and film actor. Actor of the Kiev Academic Young Theater, the theater "Theatrical workshop of Nikolai Rushkovsky". Graduate of Rushkovsky's acting course.

13 course, graduate 2016р.

Oleksandra Sizonenko

actress

Ukrainian actress of the theater and cinema. Actress of the Kiev Academic Young Theater, the theater "Theatrical workshop of Nikolai Rushkovsky". Graduate student of M. Rushkovsky's acting course.

13 course, graduate 2016р.

Isabella Pavlova

actress

Ukrainian theatrical actress. Wife of Nikolai Rushkovsky. Graduated from the Nemirovich-Danchenko School Studio at Moscow Art Theater (1951). Together with her husband worked in the Kyiv National Academic Theater of Russian Drama for about 60 years.

Nikolai Rushkovsky

actor, teacher

1925 - 2018

Ukrainian theater actor. One of the most outstanding theater teachers in Eastern Europe. Participant of the Second World War. Graduated from the Nemirovich-Danchenko School Studio at the Moscow Art Theater (1952). Actor of the Kiev Russian Drama Theater named after Lesia Ukrainka since 1951. Professor of the Kyiv State Institute of Theatrical Art. Karpenko-Karogo where he released 13 actor sets since 1963. One of the founders of the theatrical prize "Kyiv Pectoral", the New Drama Theater in Pechersk, "The Suziria" Workshop of Theater Art.

Died at the age of 93 - four months before the film completion, after the injury received during the performance.

CREW

Oleksandr
Parfonov

Director/DoP

Valery
Golyak

Producer

Anastasiia
Parfonova

Set designer

Oleksandr
Eine

Composer

Artem
Belokur

VFX

Make-up artists:
Anastasiia Parfonova
Yulia Lysenko

Photographer:
Valentyna Panochek

Ambrotype photographer:
Eugene Prikhodko