A joint collective effort to commit to the film 's production was made by a number of studios , including Arte , Fabrica , Fusion Product , Goskino and Lenfilm Studio . It was commercially distributed by Koch Lorber Films . Following its release , the film was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival and won other awards selections , including those from the Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards . The film was generally met with mixed critical reviews before its initial screening in 1999
1999 Cannes Film Festival
1999 Cannes Film Festival
Moloch (film)