Voroshilov Sharpshooter (film)

The Voroshilov Sharpshooter
Directed byStanislav Govorukhin
Written byAleksandr Borodyanskiy
Stanislav Govorukhin
Yuri Polyakov
Viktor Pronin
Based onWoman on Wednesdays by Viktor Pronin
Produced byYevgeni Golynsky, Igor Tolstunov
StarringMikhail Ulyanov
Anna Sinyakina
Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov
CinematographyGennadi Engstrem
Edited byVera Kruglova
Music byVladimir Dashkevich
Production
company
NTV-PROFIT
Distributed byMost-Cinematograph
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian

The Voroshilov Sharpshooter (Russian: Ворошиловский стрелок, translit. Voroshilovskiy strelok, named after a badge for marksmanship; also translated as The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment) is a 1999 Russian vigilante drama film directed by Stanislav Govorukhin based on the book Woman on Wednesdays (Russian: Женщина по средам translit. Zhenshchina po sredam) by Viktor Pronin. The concept loosely resembles the rape and revenge genre. The film became successful with numerous awards given for the film including the prestigious Russian Guild of Film Critics 1999 for best actor by Mikhail Ulyanov. It also has 1 win and 3 nominations for Nika Awards.