Overview
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.
DirectorEgor Baranov
ProducersOlga Nikulina, Valeriy Fedorovich, Evgeniy Nikishov, Artur Dzhanibekyan, Darya Skugar, Aleksandra Remizova, Aleksandr Tsekalo, Ivan Samokhvalov
WritersAleksey Karaulov, Filipp Konyashov
ScreenplayTikhon Kornev, Kim Belov, Alexey Chupov, Natalya Merkulova
Top Casts
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
Details
LanguageRussian
Production companiesSreda
TaglineThe Darkest Night Before Dawn