Fox Hunting (Russian: Охота на лис, romanized: Okhota na lis) is a 1980 Soviet crime drama directed by Vadim Abdrashitov.
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Plot
Two youngsters mug a worker and are justly punished: one receives a suspended sentence, and the other goes to serve in the colony. But the victim is haunted by thoughts regarding the fate of these teenagers. He begins to regularly meet with the prisoners in the hope of getting to reach their hearts.
The protagonist of this drama is an enthusiast of the nowadays rare type of radiosport of the same name, fox hunting.
Cast
Vladimir Gostyukhin as Viktor Belov
Irina Muravyova as Marina Belova
Igor Nefyodov as Vladimir Belikov
Dmitry Kharatyan as Kostya Stryzhak
Alla Pokrovskaya as Olga Sergeyevna, Stryzhak's mother
Andrey Turkov as Valerik, Belov's son
Mikhail Bocharov as Viktor Semenovich, chairman of the factory committee
Margarita Zharova as Judge
Antonina Konchakova as Belikov's mother
Nikolay Smorchkov as policeman
Awards
San Remo Film Festival — Best Director (Vadim Abdrashitov), Best Actor (Vladimir Gostyukhin)