"Bitterly!" Not given

Producers of the comedy of Zhora Kryzhovnikov "Bitter!" Andrei Zvyagintsev “Leviathan” to the Oscar Award from Russia in the nomination “Best film in a foreign language” will dispute the nomination of the drama.

The Russian Oscar Committee made the decision on the nomination of Leviathan the Russian Oscar Committee on Sunday, September 28. For "bitterly!" 8 votes were cast, for Leviathan - 14.

As reported today, September 29, Interfax at the Lunapark film company, producers “Bitter!” Ilya Burets and Dmitry Nelidov sent a letter to the Leviathan producers with a request to withdraw the film, since, in their opinion, the committee’s decision is unfair. Otherwise, they are ready to appeal this decision.

According to the producers, Leviathan meets the conditions of nomination to Oscar "exclusively formally" since "his weekly rental in the only Russian cinema was organized specifically for participation in the Oscar race."

In addition, the authors of the letter pay attention to the fact of the record box office fees and the record number of spectators of their picture. "Bitterly!" It is the most profitable domestic film in the history of the Russian film distribution: its fees amounted to more than $ 25.5 million with a budget of $ 1.5 million.