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Original version with English subtitles
Poster

Director
Michael Lockshin
Cast
August Diehl (Woland), Yuliya Snigir (Margarita), Yevgeni Tsyganov (Master), Yuri Kolokolnikov (Korovyev), Leonid Yarmolnik (Stravinskiy), Aleksandr Yatsenko (Aloysius), Aleksey Guskov (Maygel), Aleksey Rozin (Azazello), Igor Vernik (Bengalskiy)
Plot Outline
Moscow, 1930s. A prominent writer's works are suddenly censored by the Soviet state and the premiere of his theatrical play about Pontius Pilate is canceled. He's kicked out of the Soviet Writer's Union, and quickly turns into an outcast with no means to survive. Inspired by Margarita - his lover, he begins working on a new novel in which all the characters are satirically reinterpreted from his life. The novel's central character is Woland - a mystical dark force who visits Moscow to revenge all those who caused the writer's downfall. As the Master sinks himself deeper and deeper into his novel, adding himself and Margarita as characters, he gradually stops noticing as the border between reality and his imagination fades away.
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Runtime
156 minutes
Production country
HR, RU
Released
2023