Fox Hunting (film)

Fox Hunting (Охота на лис) is a 1980 crime drama directed by Vadim Abdrashitov.

Plot
Two youngsters beat 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)