Kostiantyn Shaforenko

Acting

Kostiantyn Shaforenko

Born 1963-07-16 · Zhitomir, Ukrainian SSR, USSR

Acting credits

The Muscovite-Sorcerer poster
5.5

Tatyana’s husband left for the business trip. And right away the local ladies’ men begin to put the moves towards a young woman. At first she fights back, but under the pressure of good words and love-making she is ready to put up hands. But the husband’s returning makes allowances in the plans of all characters. Based on Ivan Kotliarevsky` vaudeville The Muscovite-Sorcerer, that, together with operetta Natalka Poltavka (Natalka from Poltava), was landmarks in the development of Ukrainian theater.

The Muscovite-Sorcerer

1995

Cicuta poster
10.0

Pseudo-documentary style drama about drug addicts. In Kyiv, a dealer named Baroque receives an unknown psychedelic that opens access to another dimension.

Cicuta

2002

Hard to Be a God poster
6.0

Another planet in the period of medieval times. An employee of the institute of experimental history from Earth, who is send under the name of noble don Rumata of Estor as a spy with a mission to contact the local resident of the institute, arrives in the city of Arkanar. But the resident perishes under an unlucky attempt to make a palace coup, and Rumata have to take his place as the resident. Soon he meets all the horrors of the medieval society - a peasant war, palace coups, mass executions. To continue to be an indifferent watcher of all these horrors turns out to be simply impossible...

Hard to Be a God

1990

The Black Council poster
NR

The Black Council gives a vivid picture of the different levels of society in seventeenth-century Ukraine. The main theme is the need for people to be motivated by high ideals as they engage in the struggle of truth with injustice.

The Black Council

2001

Chemical Ink poster
NR

An irritated truck driver decides to quit his job. However, his boss refuses to return the employment record book. The resulting scandal unexpectedly complicates an already highly emotional situation.

Chemical Ink

1984

Love Conquers All poster
NR

Based on the short story collection «A Moment Before Happiness» by Oles Honchar. A love story between a Hungarian girl, Lóri, and a Ukrainian soldier, Sashko, at the end of the Second World War. An unexpected meeting and a fleeting moment of happiness are overshadowed by the advances of a Hungarian man who is obsessed with her. Defending his beloved, Sashko kills the jealous rival. The scandal is then covered up by Sashko’s death.

Love Conquers All

1987

Judenkreis: The Eternal Wheel poster
7.7

A completely true story about how a real-life Don Juan comes to a Bukovynsky border town and what happens as a result. In the center of the story is the Ukrainian maiden Marichka’s love, which takes place against the background of numerous coup d’états during the Second World War.

Judenkreis: The Eternal Wheel

1996

No artwork available
NR

The forces of evil—a little man, his nephew, a girl, and a ninja—steal the Sacred Lily from a monastery. Matsuoka and his companion overcome fantastical challenges in their struggle against these forces in order to rescue the Lily.

The Withered Sakura in My Garden, You Pass Me By Again

1993

Down With Shame! poster
NR

The times of NEP. Nineteen-year-old Maria comes from a provincial town to the capital to be with those who are building a bright future. She gets a job, changes her name to a more romantic one - Bianca - and looks forward to meeting the great and pure love about which she has read a lot...

Down With Shame!

1994

Tram of Fortune poster
NR

After a tragic accident that resulted in a person’s death, the one responsible lives an unreal, ghostlike life: the protagonist constantly rides a dark tram whose passengers are his old acquaintances from his former, real life.

Tram of Fortune

1993

Guidebook poster
6.7

Imagine that several cameras have moved from the outskirts to the center, capturing the most interesting and informative moments of city life in different parts of the city along the way. The characters of the film are its viewers: natives of Kyiv, provincials who have come to seek their fortune, capitalist tourists — in short, those who make life in the city so vibrant. Every day we find ourselves in a variety of situations and solve a multitude of issues, from renting an apartment in the center to finding a notary in Novobelychi — urban trends, tastes, prices, priorities, routes, the labor and real estate markets, the past, present, and future.

Guidebook

2004

Object ‘J’ poster
NR

The events take place in August 2001, during the days of the tenth anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is brought to Kyiv for an exhibition. An attempt is made to steal the painting. Five guards of the Security Service of Ukraine are assigned to protect the priceless canvas.

Object ‘J’

1995

Two Yuliias poster
NR

An unusual love triangle. Julia marries a scientist, a biologist, who discovers an unexpected passion... for a flower.

Two Yuliias

1998

A Woman Not Given to Adventures poster
1.0

Irina seems to be a happy woman: she has a loving husband, two children, and a good job. But one day, Irina falls head over heels in love with Anatoly. The feeling is so strong that Irina decides to leave her family. She has no idea what consequences this will have... Her husband dies of a heart attack. Her children reject her, and she goes to a convent in a state of confusion. Meanwhile, her lover takes on the responsibility of raising her children...

A Woman Not Given to Adventures

2008

Tethered to the Runway poster
NR

When a man cannot get a health certificate from a veterinary, he leaves his dog at the airport. Abandoned, the dog waits for her master, hoping to meet him off of every plane.

Tethered to the Runway

1989

The Wild One poster
NR

The story of the dramatic life of folk artist Kateryna Bilokur, who sacrificed the love for her calling.

The Wild One

1990

Imitator poster
4.4

The young man decides to go into business. The main advantage of "novice businessman" is a great ability to mimic other people's voices.

Imitator

1991

Doping for Angels poster
9.0

You dreamed of an angel at night, and in the morning you found a gift under your door. And no matter how real the dream may seem, this gift is more likely from a cunning seducer, and the Angel has nothing to do with it. And if you are also an incorruptible auditor, there will always be some cunning tempter who will try to make sure that you stop dreaming about Angels at night...

Doping for Angels

1990

I, Son of the Working People poster
7.0

The action takes place during the German occupation of Ukraine in 1919. The main characters are folklore characters - the brave soldier Semyon Kotko and the beautiful maiden Sofya.

I, Son of the Working People

1983

Marrying Death poster
7.9

End of the 1930s. The times of Stalin's terror. Lieutenant Scherbakov got the order to shoot several "enemies of the people". Unexpectedly, a rural wedding found itself at the crime scene. Pursuant to the instruction, witnesses were also eliminated...

Marrying Death

1992

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