Mikhail Kukushkin

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Director, producer. Born in Kurgan in 1976. During his study at university organised the youth video-studio Bridge; on its basis the Kurgan TV Company Region-45 was created, of which Kukushkin became director. In 2005 moved to Moscow; worked as assistant director and second director on TV series. In 2009 graduated from Gherman Sidakov’s School, majoring in direction. The film “Inadequate People” (dir. Roman Karimov, Grand Prix at the Window to Europe festival, 2010) was his debut project as producer. His two following producer’s works participated in the Kinotavr competition: “Into Smithereens” (2011, dir. Roman Karimov) and “Dead Lucky” (2017, dir. Vadim Valiullin). In 2017 released the Russian-American-Spanish film “The Body Tree”, directed by Thomas Dunn.

12-05-1976

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Total Films

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Kurgan, USSR (Russia)

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12-05-1976

Birthday

Taurus

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Total Films

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Kurgan, USSR (Russia)

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Inadequate People 2

Kristina lives with Vitaly in a quiet family life, but her sarcastic world view does not coincide with Vitaly’s ideals. While she is engaged in household chores, he spends more and more time at work, and Kristina begins to suspect that this is somehow connected with the appearance of his young assistant Sonya in the office.

7.0

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2020

The Gift

Tolya Sidorov is a simple worker of early retirement age from some remote place in Russia. Unexpectedly he discovers his artistic talent and becomes a sensation in the world of modern art. And all this because the creation of his masterpieces happens at a very intimate moment... The fame of the unusual artist spreads across the Internet, and even experts from Moscow come to visit an exhibition of Anatoly’s urinary painting. And like in the Russian fairy tale, the hero is miraculously showered with recognition and money. But Tolya prefers to stay incognito, trying to understand whether his work is real art. And the men from the factory would laugh at him if they found out.

4.5

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2018

Dead Lucky

'The perfect killers just met their match'. The young fella is drawn into a criminal gang of his older brother that engaged in assassinations. But when they on the affair, they face a maniac who opens them hunt.

4.9

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2017

Smithereens

Two girls shoot down a cyclist, kill a pedophile, steal a car. A famous DJ gets kidnapped once. A woman invites a boss-lover to a birthday party, and during the party in the house there is a murder. The paths of the heroes of these stories intersect on a country road.

4.4

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2011

Inadequate People

Adequacy is relative. Vitalik the main character of the movie seems to be pretty normal. With a respectable office job, a comfy little dwelling and a personal couch doctor, Vitalik looks as adequate as a human can possibly be. Wait till he drinks and drives himself into depression, and after that falls in love with an under-age girl living next door. Who's adequate now?

7.2

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2010