Gogol. The Beginning
Гоголь. Начало
2017 · 1h 47m · Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Thriller · Russia · Rated 16 (DE)
The Darkest Night Before Dawn
1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case in Dikanka, where everyone hides a dark secret.
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