Evilenko (2004)

Director:

David Grieco

Writer:

David Grieco (writer)

Release Date:

16 April 2004 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

In 1984, in Kiev, the communist teacher Andrej Romanovic Evilenko is dismissed from his position after a pedophilic act against a student...

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Pedophile | Police | Rain | Murder

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Malcolm McDowell	...	Andrej Romanovic Evilenko
Marton Csokas	...	Vadim Timurouvic Lesiev
Ronald Pickup	...	Aron Richter
Frances Barber
John Benfield
Eugenia Gandij
Ihor Ciszkewycz	...	Novikov
Fabrizio Sergenti Castellani	...	Tabakov (as Fabrizio Castellani)
Vladimir Levizkiy	...	Frolov
Alexei Chadyuk	...	Captain Ramenskij
Viktor Gluskov	...	Nikitin
Ostap Stupka	...	Doctor Amitrin
Vernon Dobtcheff	...	Bagdasarov
Adrian McCourt	...	Surinov
Romana Pollak	...	Irina Zubova
Katija Kaslikov	...	Fun fair girl
Kiril Kaslikov	...	Nosov
Andreij Saraskin	...	Romanenko
Marie Nadine Grin	...	Young Mariam
Alexandr Kryzanovskij	...	Saburov
Dimitri Lukianov	...	Saburov 2
Ruby Kammer	...	Tonya
Sofia Vlasova	...	Larissa
Camilla Giorgi	...	Valentina
Irina Grishenko	...	Nadja
Manuel Grieco	...	Pavel
Nikolai Olejnik	...	Peasant Aquarium
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giaime Grieco	...	Igor
Yuri Yakusha	...	Fat man Aquarium

Directed by
David Grieco

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Grieco		writer

Produced by
Mario Cotone	....	producer
Michael Cowan	....	executive producer
Jason Piette	....	executive producer
Pietro Dioni	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Angelo Badalamenti

Cinematography by
Fabio Zamarion

Film Editing by
Francesco Bilotti
Massimo Fiocchi

Production Design by
Nello Giorgetti

Costume Design by
Agata Cannizzaro

Makeup Department
Alessandro Bertolazzi	....	key makeup artist
Massimo Gattabrusi	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Andrea Nuzzolo	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fabrizio Sergenti Castellani	....	first assistant director
Giorgia Gambone	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Nello Giorgetti	....	set designer

Sound Department
Paolo Amici	....	sound effects editor
David Quadroli	....	sound effects editor
Fabrizio Quadroli	....	sound effects editor
Corrado Volpicelli	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Bruno Albi Marini	....	visual effects supervisor
Paolo Verrucci	....	digital mastering colorist

Camera and Electrical Department
Leonardo Fanone	....	electrician
Claudio Frollano	....	gaffer

Other crew
Sarah Louise Bliss	....	production coordinator
Erasmo Colucci	....	accountant

Production Companies

• Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC) (support)
• Pacific Pictures (II)

Distributors

• Mikado (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 21st Century Video (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Cultmovies (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (2005) (Brazil) (VHS) (DVD)
• Free Dolphin Entertainment (2006) (France) (DVD)
• Jinga Films (2008) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• TLA Releasing (2006) (UK) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Wonderlab (visual effects)

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Brazil:18 | Canada:18A (Manitoba) | New Zealand:R16 | UK:15 | Germany:16 | Italy:T | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Kiev, Ukraine

Company:

Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC)

Movie Connections:

Featured in O Lucky Malcolm! (2006)

Soundtrack:

Angel's Go To Heaven

mcdowell is evilenko

Evilenko is made extremely well, I've seen it twice now on DVD and Malcolm McDowell's towering characterization of the real Russian serial killer should be recognized as an artistic achievement. No, it's not Citizen X and that's a good thing. Where Citizen X reads like a plodding police investigation, Evilenko comes across as a searing reading of a killer's personal hell. David Greico has written and directed a completely interesting and thorough examination of Evilenko's mind and motivations. While the killings are handled dispassionately, the victims aren't one dimensional, we feel for them but Grecio never sentimentalizes them. Definitely a cut above the average serial killer film.