Welcome to the portfolio of Vladimir Vassilenko
Screenwriter | Historical Fiction | Adventure | Political Drama
Discover feature script pitches, original video clips, and selected publications.
THE KING’S FRIEND
Title: The King’s Friend
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama
Length: Feature Film
Tagline: Apprehend your longings
Log-line: Inspired by the legend of Gilgamesh, a determined Sumerian boy dreams of becoming the King’s Friend but faces betrayal, corruption, and conspiracies, risking everything to prove his loyalty and secure his legacy.
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2024 Creative World Awards – Semifinalist
Title: Duty and Temptation
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama
Length: Feature Film – Sequel to The King’s Friend
Tagline: Soft overcomes hard
Logline: In ancient Sumer, a young female spy’s mission to rescue a royal daughter becomes a battle – where survival means defying fate, outwitting enemies, and forging her own destiny in a male-dominated world.
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ECHOES OF 1984

Title: Echoes of 1984
Genre: Drama
Length: Short film
Log-line: New Year’s Eve in an industrial Siberian city. Two young couples ring in 1984 in their dormitory, unaware that the coming year will fracture their bond and redefine their fates.
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MUNAY

MUNAY
Genre: Political Drama / Adventure
Length: Feature Film
Setting: Kazakhstan, late 1990s – early 2000s
Logline
In the chaos of post-Soviet Kazakhstan, an ambitious former university lecturer unexpectedly becomes the head of a public oil company — and is drawn into a high-stakes game where everything revolves around black gold.
Disclaimer
Although inspired by real events, MUNAY is a work of fiction. Names, characters, and individual traits have been fictionalized for dramatic purposes. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or deceased, is purely coincidental.
