A Friend of the Deceased

A Friend of the Deceased
Directed byViacheslav Kryshtofovych
Written byAndriy Kurkov
StarringOleksandr Lazarev Jr.
CinematographyVilen Kalyuta
Release date
  • 10 September 1997 (1997-09-10) (TIFF)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesFrance
Ukraine
LanguageUkrainian/Russian

A Friend of the Deceased (Ukrainian: Приятель небіжчика) is a 1997 Ukrainian drama film directed by Viacheslav Kryshtofovych.[1] The film was selected as the Ukrainian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2][3]

  1. ^ Sandra Brennan (2015). "A Friend of the Deceased". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. ^ "44 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 24 November 1997. Archived from the original on 13 February 1998. Retrieved 13 October 2015.