Dovlatov (2018)

6.4PG-13126 min

2018 Russian film

Dovlatov (Russian: Довлатов) is a 2018 Russian biographical film about writer Sergei Dovlatov, directed by Aleksei German and starring Milan Marić and Danila Kozlovsky. It premiered at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival in competition on 17 February, where it was awarded a Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution for costume and production design. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

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What is Dovlatov about?
Dovlatov (2018) — DOVLATOV charts six days in the life of brilliant, ironic writer who saw far beyond the rigid limits of 70s Soviet Russia. Sergei Dovlatov fought preserve his own talent and decency with poet and writer Joseph Brodsky while watching his artist friends getting crushed by the iron-
Is Dovlatov based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Dovlatov scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.