MOTIVES
When the famous Russian businessman Alexey Bernansky is found dead in a parking lot, it's only a matter of hours until detectives Dimitry Kuznetsov and Tatiana Pavskaya manage to arrest murderer. But once all motives are revealed, things will never be the same for anyone.
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Joseph Al AhmadDirectorChase, Immersion
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Roman BobylevWriter
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Joseph Al AhmadWriterChase, Immersion
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Sam KandobaProducer
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Tahmuras RahmatullaevProducer
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Hovhannes AsvadurovProducer
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Michael BogdasarovKey Cast"Alexey Bernansky"
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Alexander AnokhinKey Cast"Anton Yakovlev"
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Valentina LyapinaKey Cast"Christina Yakovleva"
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Kersti IlvesKey Cast"Detective Tatiana Pavskaya"
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Alexander KukharenkoKey Cast"Dmitriy Kuznetzov"
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Igor MaslovKey Cast"Victor Zyrianov"
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Project Type:Short, Student
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Genres:Crime, Drama, Detective, Thriller
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Runtime:19 minutes 2 seconds
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Completion Date:September 30, 2018
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Production Budget:4,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Russian Federation
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Country of Filming:Russian Federation
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Language:Russian
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes
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Gerasimov Institute of Cinematic Arts (member of CILECT)Moscow
Russian Federation -
Los Angeles Film Awards 2019Los Angeles
United States
January 2, 2019
Best Narrative Short, Honorable Mention: Director -
LifeArt Festival 2019Athens
Greece
Official 2019 Short Films Selection -
Prisma Rome Film AwardsRome
Italy
Best Original Score (Award), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Nomination) -
Lebanese Independent Film AwardsBeirut
Lebanon
August 21, 2019
Best Foreign Short Film (Nomination)
IMDb Bio:
Joseph Oraby, also known as Joseph Al-Ahmad, is a director, actor and writer. Born on May 4th, 1996, in Sofia, Bulgaria to a European mother of African descent and a Middle Eastern father. Known for directing Motives (2018) , Chase (2019) , playing the role of Bassam in the Egyptian/Hungarian TV series Above the Clouds (2018) , and for his work in the upcoming Italian feature film The Land of Dreams (2020).
'Motives' isn't another detective story featuring a criminal investigation. This film is about you, me and everyone of us- people, and what our thoughtless actions might lead to.
This film is about human nature.