Locust (film)

Locust
Directed by Egor Baranov
Produced by
Screenplay by Oleg Malovichko
Starring Pyotr Fyodorov
Paulina Andreeva
Music by
  • Aleksei Aigi
  • Oleg Chubykin
  • Ryan Otter
Cinematography Yuri Korobeinikov
Edited by Igor Otdelnov
Production
company
Distributed by Central Partnership
Release date
  • November 5, 2015 (2015-11-05)
Running time
 118 minutes
Country Russia
Language Russian
Budget $2 million[1]
Box office $477 167[1]

Locust (Russian: Саранча, translit. Sarancha) is a 2015 Russian erotic thriller directed by Egor Baranov.[2][3]

An extended television version aired on Channel One Russia between 13 and 20 of March 2016.[4]

Plot

Artyom and Lera meet at a seaside resort and have a summer fling. He is a simple guy from the province, a hard worker and a poet; she is a Moscow bohemian girl from a rich family whose parents make all important decisions for her.

The summer goes by quickly and they each go back to their own lives. Lera goes back to Moscow to study and build a career for herself. Later, Artyom follows Lera to the capital, but she is not too happy to see him. Lera gets engaged to her father's friend and business partner, Gurevich. An older rich woman, Natalia, becomes interested in Artyom. At first he rejects her, but later he changes his mind and gets married to her. Later the romantic affair between Lera and Artyom is resumed and culminates in a series of brutal murders.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Moscow and Odessa.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "САРАНЧА". KinoBusiness.
  2. ↑ "Саранча". VokrugTV.
  3. ↑ Dmitri Sosnovsky. ""Саранча" затмевает экран". Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
  4. 1 2 Sergei Grachov. ""Саранча" атакует. 5 фактов о том, как снимали триллер для Первого канала". Argumenty i Fakty.

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