A Portrait of a Stranger

A Portrait of a Stranger (Russian: Портрет незнакомца) is a 2021 Russian drama film directed by Sergey Osipyan.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} It is scheduled to be theatrically released on January 1, 2022.^[6]

Portrait of a Stranger
Directed by	Sergey Osipyan
Written by	Kseniya Kiyashko Aleksandr Lungin Sergey Osipyan
Produced by	Violetta Krechetova Sergey Osipyan Artem Vasilyev
Starring	Yuri Butorin Kirill Pirogov Kseniya Putepova Galina Tyunina Polina Kutepova Madlen Dzhabrailova Nikita Tyunin
Cinematography	Vsevolod Kaptur
Music by	Yevgeni Shteinberg
Production company	Address Film
Distributed by	SPPR
Release dates	September 2021 (2021-09) (Kinotavr) January 1, 2022 (2022-01-01) (Russia)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian

Plot

The film is set in Moscow in 1974. At its center is Oleg, a weary-looking but charming actor with a deep voice, who works in radio. His last source of income—a radio play in which he portrays a Soviet spy—is suddenly canceled, and his wife kicks him out of the house. These setbacks, along with an encounter with Nikolaev, a celebrated writer and living classic, draw Oleg into a whirlwind of surreal events.^[7]

Cast

• Yuri Butorin as Oleg
• Kirill Pirogov as Nikolayev
• Kseniya Putepova as Inga
• Galina Tyunina as Peresvetova
• Polina Kutepova as Tamara
• Madlen Dzhabrailova as Nelli
• Nikita Tyunin as Lavrentyev

Awards and nominations

• 2021 Golden Unicorn Awards: nominated for Best Film award.^[8]