The Very Best Day (Russian: Самый лучший день, romanized: Samyy luchshiy den) is a Russian comedy film[2][3][4] directed by Zhora Kryzhovnikov. It is the highest-grossing Russian film of 2015, which raised more than $10.5 million at the box office.[5]
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| Directed by | Zhora Kryzhovnikov |
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| Cinematography | Maxim Shinkorenko Ivan Lebedev |
| Edited by | Alexander Verkholyak |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Budget | $2 000 000 |
| Box office | $10 744 717 |
Plot
editThe Provincial Road Officer Petya Vasyutin (Dmitry Nagiev) is going to marry his beloved girl Ole (Yuliya Aleksandrova), but succumbs to the splendor of the capital's pop star Alina Shyopot (Olga Seryabkina). Having got to him drunk at the wheel, she decides to seduce Petya to avoid punishment. Having lost his fiancée, Vasyutin for a long time tries to correct his mistakes and return his beloved.
Cast
edit- Dmitry Nagiev as Petya Vasyutin
- Olga Seryabkina as Alina Shyopot[6]
- Yuliya Aleksandrova as Olya, Petya's girlfriend
- Sergey Lavygin as Valentin
- Inna Churikova as Lyubov Vasyutina, Petya's mother
- Mikhail Boyarsky as Gennady Vasyutin
- Elena Yakovleva as Tatyana, Olya's mother
- Vladislav Vetrov as Vikenty Mikhailovich
- Yan Tsapnik as Head of road police
- Andrey Malakhov as cameo
Awards and nominations
edit- Golden Eagle Awards 2017
- Elena Yakovleva — Best Supporting Actress (won)
- Nika Awards 2017
- Mikhail Boyarsky — Best Supporting Actor (nominated)
References
edit- ^ "Samyy luchshiy den!".
- ^ Рецензии на фильм Самый лучший день (2015), отзывы
- ^ Самый лучший день (2015) — отзывы о фильме
- ^ Огонёк
- ^ "Назван самый кассовый российский фильм 2015 года". RIA Novosti. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- ^ Из физрука в инспекторы. Нагиев снимется в караоке-комедии Крыжовникова