The key facts
- On November 5, The Tuner, The Wicker Husband, and Summer in Baden open in cinemas, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse returns — 16 years after its first release
- On November 5, “The Tuner,” “The Wicker Husband,” and “Summer in Baden” hit theaters, and “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” returns — 16 years after its original release
- On TV and in online cinemas, The Hive, the 8th season of Black Dog, The Drifter. The Ghost of the Office, and Aida! about the Kazan Tyap-Lyap gang premiere
- On November 7, TV Tsentr will air the four-part detective melodrama Not a Husband and Not a Father
- On November 7, the four-part detective melodrama “Not a Husband and Not a Father” airs on TV Tsentr
In cinemas: a thriller, a wicker husband, and the return of the vampires
This week's premieres roundup was prepared by Life.ru. On November 5, the crime thriller The Tuner, directed by Daniel Roer, opens in Russian cinemas: the protagonist, a piano tuner (Leo Woodall, known for The White Lotus), can distinguish the sounds of safe lock mechanisms and finds himself drawn into the world of heists. The film also stars Dustin Hoffman, Jean Reno, and Havana Rose Liu.
The Wicker Husband and Summer in Baden
The same day, the fantasy comedy The Wicker Husband, starring Alexander Skarsgård and Olivia Colman, is released: the heroine orders a husband made of willow twigs from a Basketmaker, and the wish comes true, but those around her are not ready to accept such love. Peter Dinklage and Elizabeth Debicki are also in the cast. Another premiere on November 5 is the historical biographical drama Summer in Baden by Anton Zhelnov, based on Leonid Tsypkin's novel, about a Soviet intellectual of the 1970s who, after his son's departure, decides to write a book about Dostoevsky. The lead role is played by Filipp Yankovsky, alongside Maria Smolnikova, Pavel Tabakov, and Alexandra Mareeva.
Twilight returns after 16 years
On November 5, the third installment of the saga — The Twilight Saga: Eclipse — returns to Russian cinemas 16 years after its original release, as indicated in the film premiere calendar. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner are back on screen; the plot still revolves around the Bella — Edward — Jacob love triangle and the threat of an army of newborn vampires.
TV series: The Hive, Black Dog, and The Drifter
On November 5, the Russian detective series The Hive, directed by Sergei Osipyans, premieres, combining theater backstage life, mysticism, and motifs of Erzya folklore: a troupe of the Mordovian National Theater arrives in Moscow, and the actor playing the lead role dies right on stage. Six episodes are planned in total, with the first two available immediately and the rest released on Thursdays. The cast includes Agrippina Steklova, Pavel Vorozhtsov, Ksenia and Polina Kutepova, as well as a cameo by Evgeny Tsyganov. At 20:00 the same day, NTV will air the eighth season of Black Dog with Vladimir Epifantsev, in which the hero continues his confrontation with a cybercriminal known as the Mockingbird. On TV Tsentr at 18:10, as reported by TV Mag, the fourth season of The Drifter — The Ghost of the Office — begins: the hero's wife finds a dead director in the office, but the police who arrive find him alive, while a serial killer using a rare poison is at large in the city.
Aida! and Not a Husband and Not a Father
On November 6, the online cinema Start will release the crime series Aida! about the rise of organized crime in late-1970s Kazan. The series is based on real events and is dedicated to the Tyap-Lyap gang; the cast includes Nikita Kologrivy, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Alexei Serebryakov, and Ekaterina Klimova. On November 7 at 17:15, TV Tsentr will air the four-part detective melodrama Not a Husband and Not a Father, about the investigation into the murder of a businesswoman around which family secrets intertwine.
