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The Magnitsky Act

The Magnitsky Act
- Behind the Scenes

What started as a docu-drama about a Russian police plot to steal a billion dollars from a US financier and to murder his faithful tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, became an investigation of a massive hoax and an unprecedented international cover-up.

The Magnitsky Case in the version of the financier Bill Browder became the basis for laws and sanctions targeting Russian police and other officials, and for the claims that Putin personally had received a share of the millions looted from the Russian people. The film’s director and a Kremlin critic, Andrei Nekrasov discovers that a narrative defining Western Russia policies is riddled with falsehooods.


Technical Specifications

Year 2016
Length 152 min, 125 min
Director Andrei Nekrasov
Producer Torstein Grude
Languages English, Russian, German, French
Production companies Piraya Film. Co-production: Illume and Wingman Media
Production country Norway, Finland, Denmark
Sales/Distribution Festival distribution: The Norwegian Film Institute
World Premiere Oslo, Norway, 25.06.2016
Website https://magnitskyact.com/
IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6028446/


Awards

Prix Europa 2016, TV Documentary - Nominee
Festival International Signes de Nuit 2017, Main Award

Festivals

2016

Moscow Film Festival
Nordisk Panorama
Love & Anarchy International Film Festival
Bergen International Film Festival

2017

Festival International Signes de Nuit
Telepolis Salon



Credits

Director
Andrei Nekrasov

First assistant director
Vetta Kirillova

Writers
Andrei Nekrasov
Torstein Grude

Producer
Torstein Grude

Co-producers
Pertti Veijaleinen
Venla Hellstedt
Peter Engel

Executive producers
Torstein Grude
Bjarte Mørner Tveit

Associate producers
Vetta Kirillova
Oddleiv Vik
Nadja Nørgaard Kristensen

Director of photography
Tore Vollan
Torstein Grude
Joona Pettersson

Additional cinematography
Andrey Erastov
Robin Horn
Jesse Mazuch

Camera assistant and DIT
Joakim Hauge

Sound recordists
Joakim Hauge
Thomas Ormaasen
Grant Lawson
Petr Zakharov
Vasily Amochkin
Juho Tanskanen


Featuring

Andrei Nekrasov as himself
Bill Browder as himself
Marieluise Beck as herself
Maria Sannikova-Franck as herself
Andreas Gross as himself
Pavel Karpov as himself
Pavel Lapshov as himself
Andrey Pavlov as himself
Eduard Khayretdinov as himself
Nataliya Magnitskaya as herself
Anna Avramenko as herself
Tore Vollan as himself


Cast

Evgeniy Lunchenko Magnitsky
Gennadii Popenko Karpov
Alexander Berezhok Kuznetsov
Yekaterina Bashkina Natalia, Magnitsky's wife
Alexey Vetchinov Lyonya, Magnitsky's eldest son
Danila Bochkov Nikita, Magnitsky's youngest son
Felix Zabolotsky Gasanov
Valery Skripka Korobeynikov / banker
Roman Valevich Kurochkin / criminal
Ruslan Kosarevich Party host and a waiter
Sergei Zayats Guard / prosecutor's offices
Konstantin Gribov Prosecutor
Elena Novikova Rimma Starova
Vyacheslav Vaselyuk Prosecutor
Oleg Sitkovsky Police officer / prosecutor's offices
Sergey Dolina Vsevolod Chaplin
Viktor Danilyuk Alexey Mitrofanov / Russian deputy
Tanya Zelenskaya Kseniya Sobchak / socialite
Vitaly Petrenko Ukrainian cop
Denis Moroz Ukrainian cop
Olesya Chechelnitskaya Woman neighbour
Sergey Kudin Police officer
Igor Bukhaltsev Russian cop
Mikhail Kogut Russian cop
Grigory Sirota Russian cop
Artem Poznyak Russian cop
Vladislav Kunitsyn Russian cop
Alexander Gerasimсhuk Real estate agent
Sergey Shlyakhtyuk Ivan / Hermitage Capital
John Deryl Jamison / Hermitage Capital
Irina Bondarenko Office colleague / Hermitage Capital
Viktoria Apanasenko Reception / Hermitage Capital
Igor Lysyuk Prison doctor
Irada Dzhafarova Prison doctor
Irina Morozova Striptease girl
Gia Kochiashvili Prison warden
Sergei Savenkov Prison warden
anonymous officers of Kiev militia special forces Riot police
anonymous guards of the Ukrainian prison service Prison guards


Extras

Cell prisoners
Vyacheslav Bulak Sergei Todorovsky
Sergei Likhtey Andrey
Konstantin Kukharenko Alexey Gamura

Oligarchs & thieves by law
Sergey Berest Vladislav Kukalo
Vilen Babichev Artur Petrovsky
Alexandr Komendantov Alexey Smylik

Party & club guests
Kristina Nika Sergei Zolochivsky
Ksenia Bogdanova Yaroslav Kotov
Alexandra Sidorkina Nastya Lushnikova
Vika Viktoria Inga Prozorova
Angelina Chayka Volodimir Bebeshko
Asya Belaya Vadim Svider
Alina Razumenko Katya Kabatskaya
Yulia Selivanova Valery Borovsky
Marina Titova Lyudmila Nikolayeva
Yulia Pisarenko Ilona Kapinus
Yulia Kostyuchenko Lyudmila Litvinenko
Elvira Gasratova Eduard Dzhafarov
Elisaveta Abrosimova Andrey Kaminsky
Elena Miroshnichenko Ivan Oleynik
Anastasiya Shamana Nikolay Koval
Tanya Kosyanchuk Vlad Soldatenko
Yulia Polishyuk Alyona Galdezka
Valentina Lazorenko Valya Balagura
Elena Shishenko Oleksandra Doroshenko
Katya Kachalova Natalia Amons
Oleksandr Savenkov Vlad Bogodenko
Alla Shevchenko Slavik Timoshenko
Tanya Soldatova Oleksiy Klimenko
Vita Pivovar Tanya Babenkova

Stunts
Andrey Maslov-Lisichkin Mikhail Striga
Alexander Maltsev Sergei Osadchuk
Vladislav Voronin Yuri Derenevsky


KIEV CREW

Camera assistants
Anton Sedin
Maxim Kotenkov

Steadicam operator
Andrey Katenev

Focus puller
Sergey Panteleev

Technical administrator & Still photography
Anna Marchuk

Clapperboard
Masha Pustovalova

Continuity
Galina Lavrinets

Sound recordist
Sergey Savchenko

Boom operators
Vitaly Barabash
Petr Zakharov
Sergei Burkovsky
Alexander Futornyak

Gaffer
Andrey Gonchar

Best boy
Vakhid Borchashvili
Andrey Rossoshansky

Chief electric
Esk Borchachvili
Vitaly Shulpin

Third electric
Romazan Lachinov

Grip & dolly
Mikhail Sergienko
Alexander Khareba

Production design
Olga Iurasova

Costume design
Yulia Glemeyda

Costume assistants
Sergey Glavchev
Eva Lanski

Makeup artist
Asya Sutyagina

Makeup assistant
Elena Andreytseva

Production manager
Kseniya Kosyk

Casting
Viktoria Marinich

Production assistant
Nikita Parkhaev

Props manager
Evgeni Shramchenko
Vyacheslav Gorbatyuk

Props assistants
Vitya Vitsyn
Roman Skolov

Set builders
Dmitry Ruban
Vitaly Shpakovich
Nikolai Smirnov
Sergei Ivanik
Timofey Kisil
Kiril Karpach
Sergei Yamsya
Evgeni Oleynik
Nikolay Shpakovich

Catering
Olga Samokhvalova
Kinopuzo

Drivers
Vladimir Sokalskiy
Vladimir Matkovsky
Andrey Udovichenko


POST PRODUCTION

Editor
Philipp Gromov

Additional editing
Anna Avramenko
Stefan Kamp
Jukka Nykänen
Jakob Schleicher

Editing consultant
Niels Pagh Andersen

Composer
Karsten Fundal

Music coordinators
Nadja Nørgaard Kristensen
Vetta Kirillova

Music legal advisor
Mikkel Maltha

Alto flute
Heléne Navasse
Clarinet
Viktor Wennesz
Orchestra
F.A.M.E.'S. Project - Macedonian Radio Symphonic Orchestra
Conductor
Oleg Kondratenko

Sound engineer
Georgii Hristovski

Protools engineer
Boban Apostolov

Stage managers
Riste Trajkovski
Evtim Ristov

Sound designer
Peter Albrechtsen

Assistant sound designer
Mikkel Nielsen

Sound editors
Jacques Pedersen
Lars Halvorsen

Sound effects recordists
Enos Desjardins

Foley artist
Heikki Kossi

Foley recordists
Pietu Korhonen
Kari Vähäkuopus

Sound mix engineer
Luigi Rensinghoff
Bernard Albrecht

Sound editing facilities
Offscreen

Foley studio
H5 Film Sound

Mixing facilities
Mainstream ApS
wave-line GmbH

Post production services
Hinterland AS
Post Control OY

Colorist and VFX artist
Tom Chr. Lilletvedt

Assistant colorist
Kyrre Hervik Larsen

Graphics
Tom Chr. Lilletvedt

Visual effects supervisor
Tuomo Hintikka

VFX producer
Toni Valla

VFX artists
Tero Malinen
Matti Kaihola
Ville Koivuranta
Sebastian Drews
Sakari Raappana
Juuso Selin
Data I/O management
Juho Räsänen

Mastering
Hinterland AS

Camera rental
Hinterland AS

Post production coordinator
Joakim Hauge

Production managers
Oddleiv Vik
Marianne Mäkelä

Production secretaries
Jenny Timonen
Tine Simi Brun

Storyboard
Christopher Hove

Poster design
Martin Kvamme

Archive sources
Bloomberg
C-SPAN Archives
Council of Europe
ITAR-TASS
ITN Source
NBC News Archives
NTB
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
U.S. House Of Representatives, Committee on Foreign Affairs
United States District Court, Southern District of New York
www.kremlin.ru
www.russian-untouchables.com
Www.pacer.gov

Insurance
Lyberg & Partnere / Codan Forsikring

Accounting
Sum Regnskap, Maria Gudvangen
Rantalainen, Mari Pertamo
Auditing
Tore Kristian Tjemsland

Licensed music
BREAK RISE BLOWING
Composed and performed by Countdown
Licensed by Jamendo Licensing
BUTYRKA PRISON
Composed by Vladimir Zhdamirov
Lyrics by Oleg Simonov
Performed by Butyrka Band, vocals: Vladimir Zhdamirov
Licensed by Butyrka Band
CRYSTALS
Composed and performed by Professor Kliq
Licensed by Jamendo Licensing
ROYAL HALL
Composed and performed by Oleg O. Kachanko
Licensed by Jamendo Licensing
ZAMUCHEN TYAZHOLOI NEVOLEY (Slavery and Suffering)
Traditional / anonymous composer
Lyrics: Grigori Machtet (1876)
Arranged by Dimitri Yachinov
Performed by The Red Army Choir
© FGL Production
Licensed courtesy Silva Screen Records Ltd.

Special thanks
Egil & Ellinor Grude Andrea Carnevali
Randi Schulz Johanna Schwartz
Finn Gjedebo Jay Brown
Anders Bredmose Metropol Hotel Moscow
Regus Horizon Park Kiev Nick Hegreberg
Arild Rein SF Kino Stavanger
Hans Erik Voktor Vanessa Cherryblossom Bollestad
Denis Sinyakov Torunn Nyen
Stig Andersen

Production advisor - NFI Ola Hunnes

PRODUCED WITH SUPPORT FROM
NORSK FILMINSTITUTT KriStine Ann Skaret
NORDISK FILM & TV FOND Karolina Lidin
FINNISH FILM FOUNDATION Elina Kivihalme
FRITT ORD Elin Bech Lutnæs
FILMKRAFT ROGALAND Sigve Endresen
HINTERLAND Joakim Hauge
STIFTELSEN MATRIARK Steinar Bjørkhaug

IN COPRODUCTION WITH
ILLUME OY Pertti Veijaleinen
Venla Hellstedt
WINGMAN MEDIA APS Peter Engel

IN COOPERATION WITH
YLE Erkko Lyytinen
Iikka Vehkalahti
NRK Marie Sjo

Festival distribution
NORSK FILMINSTITUTT Toril Simonsen

© 2016 Piraya Film AS, Illume OY and Wingman Media ApS