Burnt by the Sun_
"A moving and poignant story set against the corrupt politics of the Stalinist era."
Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his dacha with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends. Things change dramatically with the unheralded arrival of Cousin Dmitri from Moscow, who charms the women and little Nadia with his games and pianistic bravura. But Kotov isn't fooled: this is the time of Stalin's repression, with telephone calls in the middle of the night spelling doom - and he knows that Dmitri isn't paying a social call...
Starring
Nikita Mikhalkov, Oleg Menshikov, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Box Office
$2.6M
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Box office
Burnt by the Sun earned $2.6M against a $2.8M budget.
Year context
Burnt by the Sun was released 32 years ago in 1994.
Burnt by the Sun is a Drama film with a runtime of 2h 15m.
CAST (19)
Nikita Mikhalkov
Col. Sergei Petrovich Kotov
Oleg Menshikov
Dimitri (Mitya)
Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
Marusia
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Vsevolod
Nadezhda Mikhalkova
Nadya Kotova
André Oumansky
Philippe
Svetlana Kryuchkova
Vladimir Ilin
Alla Kazanskaya
Nina Arkhipova
Avangard Leontyev
Inna Ulyanova
Lyubov Rudneva
Vladimir Belousov
Evgeny Mironov
NA
Natela Abuladze
GD
Georgiy Dronov
Marat Basharov
OF
Oleg Feoktistov
BOX OFFICE
$2.8M
Budget
$2.6M
Revenue
-7%
ROI
BREAK EVEN
Verdict
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Burnt by the Sun about?
Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his dacha with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends. Things change dramatically with the unheralded arrival of Cousin Dmitri from Moscow, who charms the women and little Nadia with his games and pianistic bravura. But Kotov isn't fooled: this is the time of Stalin's repression, with telephone calls in the middle of the night spelling doom - and he knows that Dmitri isn't paying a social call...
How long is Burnt by the Sun?
Burnt by the Sun has a runtime of 135 minutes (2h 15m).
Who stars in Burnt by the Sun?
The cast of Burnt by the Sun includes Nikita Mikhalkov, Oleg Menshikov, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Nadezhda Mikhalkova.
How much did Burnt by the Sun make at the box office?
Burnt by the Sun earned $2,616,503 worldwide at the box office. The production budget was $2,800,000.
What is the rating of Burnt by the Sun?
Burnt by the Sun has a rating of 6.9 out of 10 based on 196 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Drama
