The Gold Rush
·
2003
·1h 37min
The film’s plot spans two eras: the 1930s and the present. Inspired by Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush, Stalin ordered gold mining in the Soviet Union using political prisoners, appointing his film projectionist as the head of the Kolyma mines. The projectionist enthusiastically extracted gold, made bullets from it, and received the Order of Lenin. Over 70 years later, journalist Mykola Vorotnytskyi finds a businessman’s body with the Order of Lenin and a gold bullet. Despite an investigation revealing the killer, Mykola chooses not to disclose the name, prioritizing ethics over a monetary reward.
Storyline
The film’s plot spans two eras: the 1930s and the present. Inspired by Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush, Stalin ordered gold mining in the Soviet Union using political prisoners, appointing his film projectionist as the head of the Kolyma mines. The projectionist enthusiastically extracted gold, made bullets from it, and received the Order of Lenin. Over 70 years later, journalist Mykola Vorotnytskyi finds a businessman’s body with the Order of Lenin and a gold bullet. Despite an investigation revealing the killer, Mykola chooses not to disclose the name, prioritizing ethics over a monetary reward.
Released
11/27/2003
Runtime
1h 37min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
Ukrainian
Production
Lavra Film Studio
Cast
More like this
The Commuter
6.4
The International
6.3
Maniac
6.2
The Black Book
6.7
Absolution
5.9
Cleaner
6.1
The Infernal Machine
6.2
The Ritual Killer
5.8
The Caveman's Valentine
5.9
Overdrive
6.1
Under the Silver Lake
6.3
Trigger Point
6.2
Stowaway
6
The Engineer
5.9
Mārama
6.3
Remember
7.3
Shaft
6.5
Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
7.2
Trance
6.6
The Mirror Crack'd
6.1