The Seagull

The Seagull

2017 · 116 min · Drama

What if Konstantin Gavrilovich, from Anton Chekkov's famous play, did not commit suicide and was murdered instead? And who did it? Boris Akunin's take on The Seagull unfolds as a comedic murder mystery.

Directed by Dainius Kazlauskas

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