Overview
"Makarov" both a popular Russian name, and also slang for the word "gun," serves as a metaphor for the brutal reality of life in a post-totalitarian society. The story's protagonist, Makarov, embodies this struggle as he becomes more mechanical and less spiritual upon acquiring a gun.
Fun facts
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Filming locations
Filmed in Yekaterinburg
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Music
Music by Aleksandr Pantykin
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Valeri ZalotukhaWriter
- Original title
- Макаров
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 28, 1993
- Original language
- Russian
- Countries
- Russia
Production
Cast
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