Film · 2018
Why Don't You Just Die
Original titlePapa, sdokhni
Directed by Kirill Sokolov
- 1 h 39 min
- 18
- Comedy · Drama · Thriller
Russia
- Released in the UK 9 April 2020
- 7.0 Critics1 review
Synopsis
Matvey (Aleksandr Kuznetsov, 'Great Poetry', 'Better Than Us') has a singular objective in mind: to kill Andrey Gennadievitch (Vitaliy Khaev, 'Playing the Victim', 'How I Became Russian'), and brutally. Andrey's daughter, Olya (Evgeniya Kregzhde, 'Pushkin Hills', 'The Geographer Drank His Globe Away'), has confessed to Matvey about her father's horrific acts of violence towards her and also the fact that he keeps large stashes of money in their apartment building. These two pieces of information has led Matvey to form a simple plan: kill Andrey and take the money. When Matvey arrives, however, his plan is complicated when Andrey reveals that he is a corrupt police detective who is aware both of Matvey's thuggish reputation and his relationship with Olya. As more and more people arrive at Andrey's apartment, Matvey starts to realise that there are more players and more pieces to this twisted puzzle than he ever knew.
'Why Don't You Just Die' is a black comedy written and directed by Kirill Sokolov ('Sisyphus is happy', 'The Outcome'). Joining the cast are Michael Gor ('Bridge of Spies', 'Hunter Killer'), Elena Shevchenko ('Sympathy Seeker', 'Black and White'), Igor Grabuzov ('The Ninth', 'Psychedelic Breakfast') and Aleksandr Domogarov ('Palma', 'Pechorin').
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The essentials
- Runtime
- 99 min1 hour and 39 minutes
- Budget
- ₽50m
- Rating
- 18Suitable only for adults
- How long is Why Don't You Just Die?
- 1 hour and 39 minutes (99 minutes).
- When was Why Don't You Just Die released in the UK?
- It was released in the UK on 9 April 2020.
- Who directed Why Don't You Just Die?
- Kirill Sokolov.
- Where can I watch Why Don't You Just Die?
- In the UK you can watch it with a channel on Prime Video and on rent on Apple TV.
Cast
Full cast (1)- Director
- Kirill Sokolov
Videos and trailers
See the videoReviews
All 2 reviewsWhat the critics say 7.0, from one review
- 7.0 SlashfilmAndrew Todd
"'Why Don?t You Just Die' is a wildly successful debut film for Sokolov...a bloody, Tarantino-inspired crowd pleaser".
Read - The Hollywood ReporterStephen Dalton
"Russian director Kirill Sokolov's debut feature is a roaring rampage of revenge with a biting comic tone...A talent to watch".
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