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Burnt by the Sun
1994
Nikita Mikhalkov
1994·R·Russia, France
Russia, FranceAward tierSilver
In the USSR in 1936, shadows of Stalin's repressions fall on a famous, revolutionary hero. The accusations of him being a foreign spy are nonsense, and everyone knows that. However, a slow process of his downfall has already started.
Cast
Ingeborga Dapkunaite·Oleg Menshikov·Nikita Mikhalkov·Nadezhda Mikhalkova
Producers
Armand Barbault·Nicole Canne·Aleksandr Delvig·Nikita Mikhalkov·Jean-Louis Piel
Languages
RussianFrenchMajor Awards
2 wins · 3 nominations
Wins (2)
Festival Grand Prize
Cannes Film Festival (1994)
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Nikita Mikhalkov
Cannes Film Festival (1994)
Grand Prize of the Jury
Nikita Mikhalkov
Nominations (3)
Festival Grand Prize
Cannes Film Festival (1994)
Palme d'Or
Nikita Mikhalkov
Best Picture
David di Donatello Awards (1995)
Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)
Nikita Mikhalkov
BAFTA Awards (1996)
Best Film not in the English Language
Nikita MikhalkovMichel Seydoux