The Rooster

After the death of Anya's lover she has no reason to live. Suddenly she comes across a rooster who is a spitting image of her late lover. She decides to build a serious romantic relationship with the rooster in spite of everything and everyone being against it.

  • Alexey Nuzhny
    Director
    Envelope
  • Alexey Nuzhny
    Writer
    Envelope
  • Nikolay Kulikov
    Writer
    Legenda No. 17, Gorko!
  • Kirill Alekhin
    Producer
    Biograf
  • Dmitry Sharov
    Producer
  • Diana Petrenko
    Producer
  • Margarita Poganisheva
    Producer
  • Natalya Bilan
    Producer
  • Natalya Badakova
    Producer
  • Vladislav Severtsev
    Producer
  • Valentina Mazunina
    Key Cast
  • Nikolay Kovbas
    Key Cast
  • Pavel Savinkov
    Key Cast
  • Yana Troyanova
    Key Cast
  • Yulia Salmina
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Петух
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital (Alexa)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Festival international du film de Cannes (Short Film Corner)
    Cannes, France
    May 21, 2015
  • Moscow International Film Festival
    Moscow, Russia
    July 20, 2015
    National Premiere
  • Montreal World Film Festival
    Montreal, Canada
    September 10, 2015
  • Koroche
    Kaliningrad, Russian Federation
    August 21, 2015
    Best Script
  • CinemadaMare
    Italy
    July 4, 2015
  • International Street Cinema Festival
    Russia and Europe (30 city's)
    July 1, 2015
    Grand Prize
  • VideoLike
    Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
    July 24, 2015
    Grand Prize
  • Voices!
    Vologda, Russian Federation
    June 25, 2015
  • Guam International Film Festival
    Guam
    September 26, 2015
  • KONIK
    Moscow, Russia
    August 26, 2015
  • Sedicicorto International Film Festival
    Forli, Italy
    October 15, 2015
  • Naoussa International Film Festival
    Naoussa, Greece
    September 25, 2015
  • Ellensburg Film Festival
    Ellensburg, USA
    October 3, 2015
  • Macaé Cine International Film Festival
    Macaé, Rio de janeiro, Brazil
    November 7, 2015
  • Tirana International Film Festival
    Tirana, Albania
    November 4, 2015
    Best Fiction Short Film, Audience Award
  • El Ojo Cojo International Film Fest
    Madrid, Spain
    November 30, 2015
    Best Short Film
  • Hamilton Film Festival
    Hamilton, USA
    November 6, 2015
  • Roma Creative Contest
    Rome, Italy
    September 15, 2015
  • Kaohsiung Film Festival
    Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    November 8, 2015
  • Cinema Jam
    London, UK
    September 15, 2015
Director Biography - Alexey Nuzhny

Alexey Nuzhny is a young — 30, — director from Russia. Won ‘Jameson Shot First’ Competition with short film ‘Envelope’ (starring Kevin Spacey). ‘The Rooster’ is a second work for Alexey.

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Envelope (2012)
The Rooster (2015)