Gogol. The Beginning
The Darkest Night Before Dawn
★★★★★
Russian / 100 MIN. / 2017
The Genres
The Synopsis
1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case in Dikanka, where everyone hides a dark secret.
The Cast
