Yury Bykov

Yury Bykov

Born: August 15, 1981
in Novomichurinsk, Pronsky District, Ryazan Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Yuri Bykov was born in 1981 in Novomichurinsk, a small town in the Ryazan region of Russia. Coming from a family of factory workers, he studied acting in the famous VGIK (Institute of Cinema named after Gerasimov) and appeared in various theatres of Moscow after receiving his diploma in 2005.

In 2006, Yury Bykov started to write and direct his first short films. In 2009, his short film “The Boss”, in which he also played the lead role, won the main prize at the All-Russian National film festival Kinotavr. In 2010, Bykov directed his first feature film, “Live!”, Special Jury Prize at Taipei International Film Festival. In 2013, his second feature, “The Major”. was selected in Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2014, “The Fool” received important awards at the festivals of Locarno (Best Actor Leopard, Ecumenical Jury Prize, Junior Jury Award, First Prize) and Les Arcs, among many others. Both “The Major” and “The Fool” enjoyed international theatrical releases.

Yury Bykov both writes and directs his films. He has also edited and scored his early projects, as well as playing one of the lead roles in “The Major”.

Movies for Yury Bykov...

Title: Cinema 3.0
Released: October 8, 2023
Type: TV
The documentary series tells about the history of the new Russian cinema in the context of events that changed Russia forever. The narrative is built in chronological order: from 1992, when the first film was released, where "Russia" was listed in the output data instead of "USSR", to the present. Directors, actors and producers will share their memories of the path in Russian cinema. Among them are Fyodor Bondarchuk, Gosha Kutsenko, Evgeny Tsyganov, Zhora Gooseberry, Pyotr Buslov, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Khotinenko, Valeria Guy Germanika, Sergey Selyanov, Egor Konchalovsky and many others.
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Seagull
Title: Seagull
Released: August 15, 2023
Type: Movie
Lonely people in a big city are trying to find their love. In an unequal love triangle, the cynical writer Valentin Chaika rushes between two fires. Will he choose a devoted and in love or a mysterious and elusive one?
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Title: By the Way
Character: Guest
Released: May 27, 2023
Type: TV
Garik Kharlamov, Azamat Musagaliyev and Denis Dorokhov discuss current events every Saturday evening, joke and communicate with the guests of the show.
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Title: Goremyki
Released: September 16, 2022
Type: TV
Stories from the life of three cohabitants who, while solving everyday conflicts, find themselves drawn into absurd situations: an alien invasion, rivalry with an ancient Egyptian god, space flight, escape from the underworld, and even the arrest of the real Santa Claus.
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Как с Максимом х(пип)ня случилась
Title: Как с Максимом х(пип)ня случилась
Released: August 20, 2022
Type: Movie
In order to get the opportunity to make his first film, the aspiring director Maxim is forced to agree with the producer's comments and make censored changes to his script. Yes, it will be a completely different movie, but it will be. Returning home, Maxim discovers an extremely unusual phenomenon: instead of a mat in speech, he hears a piercing "piiip", and instead of naked body parts — black "patches" and a fuzzy image. And even alcohol has lost its taste and degree. It seems that Maxim has become the main source of censorship for himself.
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Title: No One Will Know
Released: April 4, 2022
Type: TV
Eight friends, they are already in their forties, but in many ways they are still like children: in their free time from their successful careers, they play football, go to the cinema in a big company, live for their own pleasure. But when Igor's heart fails, and he loses consciousness right on the street, he decides at all costs to "give" his wife a child. There is only one catch: Igor cannot have children. However, a successful official will find a way to deal with this annoying misunderstanding, because he can cope with everything except his own feelings…
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Title: Cursed Days
Released: June 11, 2020
Type: TV
The brave new world of remoteness has created a new creature, the man of the era of self-isolation, and has given rise to amazing stories that would hardly have happened under other circumstances. Entomologist Victor was given a coupon for a Thai massage session by his colleagues, but instead of pleasure, the nerd got 2 weeks of completely unexpected quarantine away from home. Opposition leader Sasha reposted information critical of domestic medicine. The post was read by his brother - an official from the capital's mayor's office - and asked to immediately demolish everything. To feed a family accustomed to daily rib-eye steaks, Swiss ice cream and sushi, traffic police inspector Kogotkov comes up with a cunning plan to remotely bribe a car enthusiast. And Dimon owes Kostyan a decent amount of money, but he is in no hurry to return it. Kostyan hires Vitya, a scoundrel, to go to Dimon and collect the debt.
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The Watchman
Title: The Watchman
Character: Vlad
Released: October 24, 2019
Type: Movie
The protagonist Vlad is a man of about forty; he lives and works as watchman in an old sanatorium that is due to be demolished. He obviously needs this work to live the life of a hermit. One night a married couple appears at the sanatorium: Vera and Stas. They are on the run. They are pursued by former friends and business partners of Stas. Vlad decides to help them, because he too is hiding from the past. Each character is threatened with the inevitable payment for wrong choices in the past, but helping each other, they try to expiate these faults.
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Title: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Married
Released: April 10, 2019
Type: TV
Successful, but very lonely journalist Polina does not start serious relationships with men – having experienced infidelity, she is afraid to make the right choice again. One day, Polina's work brings her an interesting acquaintance and an unusual gift – a magic bracelet. With his help, she can "try on life" with the man she likes and fast forward three years to check out how their future together will turn out. Polina embarks on an exciting journey through her alternative destinies, but the search for the perfect groom is delayed.
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Follow Your Dream
Title: Follow Your Dream
Character: director
Released: March 7, 2019
Type: Movie
The main character is a cute ambitious girl Rita from a provincial town on the Black Sea coast. She decides to break out of the routine of doing local weddings and matinees and arrives to conquer the capital, trying to enroll in a drama school. She is waiting for a lot of difficult tests, which sometimes turn into very funny stories.
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Elephants Can Play Football
Title: Elephants Can Play Football
Character: Sveta's father
Released: October 18, 2018
Type: Movie
Dmitry is a strong willed, solid guy. He could easily quit the game, if only he knew he was playing.
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Нариман и его братья
Title: Нариман и его братья
Released: September 28, 2018
Type: Movie
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Title: Sleepers
Character: Слава
Released: October 9, 2017
Type: TV
Sleepers (sleeper agents) are agents deeply incorporated into the structure of opposing forces. They are recruited before they get access to classified information, sometimes even before they start working in the field that interests the recruiting party. They are often recruited "to grow up". The action takes place in Moscow in June 2013 on the eve of major geopolitical events and upheavals that, as a result, will change the future life of the world.
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Title: вДудь
Character: Guest
Released: February 7, 2017
Type: TV
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Big Village Lights
Title: Big Village Lights
Released: November 6, 2016
Type: Movie
Fedya is 20 years old. He works as a projectionist in a provincial cinema called "Rodina" (Motherland), and tries in vain to pull in spectators. When the local authorities decide to transform the "Rodina" into a shop, there is only one way out: to make a successful film and thus rescue the cinema! But what is required to get a good box office? Of course, a star! Desperate times demand desperate measures, so the children kidnap a celebrity from a passing train. And this is not just any star, but Dmitri Diuzhev! Well, maybe he does not exactly burn with the desire to be filmed here, but it doesn't matter as long as they have enough ropes, gags and sleeping tablets. Then here is a desperate producer who has just been demobbed, a philosophizing wedding photographer and the karate-practicing actress Zhenya, with whom Fedya is secretly in love.
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Butterflies
Title: Butterflies
Character: himself
Released: October 26, 2016
Type: Movie
Alexey is shooting a movie about himself. He is in search of a boyfriend. Everything would be alright, if Alexey's mother could accept his sexuality. Alexey comes to visit her and admits that he likes boys, saying 'Don't you anticipate any grandchildren from me'. We find Alexey at Tarkovsky film festival, where he apparently came to rest. Alexey meets Grisha, and a stormy holiday romance begins.
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Title: Method
Character: Thin detective
Released: October 18, 2015
Type: TV
After graduation our main character Yesenia dreams about work- ing with Rodion Meglin. He is a mysterious, secretive man, a lone investigator with little known about his methods. When Yesenia turns into his trainee she begins to realize that the essence of his method is that Meglin himself – that of a maniac. He feels them instinctively. He is allowed to eliminate some of them, look after others and save their lives. Our heroine who was never meant to work alone will go alone, facing the most horrible crimes of the last decade.
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The Major
Title: The Major
Character: Pavel Kroshunov - Pasha
Released: August 7, 2013
Type: Movie
On a cold winter’s day Sergey Sobolev, a major at the local police office, is driving to the hospital where his wife is about to give birth to their child. High from happiness, he’s driving too fast and runs down a boy on a passage walk, who dies. Now the major has only two options: go to prison or conceal the crime. Sobolev decides to compromise with his conscience and calls on a colleague to help him out. But the case turns out to be messy and when Sobolev finally changes his mind and tries to make up for his deed, it’s already too late…
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Song of the Mechanical Fish
Title: Song of the Mechanical Fish
Released: May 1, 2012
Type: Movie
The letter, which arrived in a village buried in the sand, is addressed to an elderly fisherman and invites him to come to the city for the wedding of his son, whom he has never seen. The redemptive journey ends unexpectedly.
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Title: Танки грязи не боятся
Character: сержант Вадим Смирнов, командир экипажа танка 111
Released: March 1, 2012
Type: TV
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Nachalnik
Title: Nachalnik
Released: June 7, 2009
Type: Movie
Two burglars enter a summer house. They should have checked to whom it belonged.
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S.S.D.
Title: S.S.D.
Released: September 4, 2008
Type: Movie
On TV a new reality show, "Pionerlager", has started. Following the results of a casting, five young men and five girls, led by young TV presenter Alice Ten, go to the thrown pioneer camp. The rules state that every week someone would be eliminated from the show. The last one remaining will win the main prize: one million roubles. But suddenly game rules change: the invisible observer declares that it is life, not money, that will be the award for the winner. The maniac hiding behind the mask of a horse, begins a hunt for the participants. Children's horror stories which he once listened to in pioneer camp, revive and become a plot of its own murders.