The Groom
The Groom (Russian: Жених, romanized: Zhenikh) is a 2016 Russian comedy film, directorial debut of Alexander Nezlobin.[2][3]
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| Directed by | Alexander Nezlobin |
| Produced by | Sergei Svetlakov Polina Arustamova Alexander Prokudin Valery Fyodorovich Evgeny Nikishov Alexander Dulerain Igor Mishin |
| Written by | Alexander Nezlobin Sergei Svetlakov |
| Starring | Sergei Svetlakov Mikhail Galustyan Valeriy Matdash Viktor Verzhbitsky |
| Music by | Anton Silaev |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Budget | $1 500 000 |
| Box office | $8 294 260[1] |
Plot
A German named Helmut (Philippe Reinhardt), having fallen in love with a Russian girl named Alena (Svetlana Smirnova-Martsinkevich), whom he met in Berlin, arrives in Russia on the 9th of May to ask for her hand in marriage. Having welcomed the groom, Alena goes to the village to introduce him to her relatives. But at this time Tolya (Sergei Svetlakov) - her ex-husband, is visiting the village, who suddenly decided to get his wife back.
Serious rivalry awakes when the ex-husband is introduced to the new groom. All friends, relatives, residents of the neighboring village, businessman Erofeev (Sergey Burunov), who bought the house next door, and even a tankman with a snake - all are involved in the family affair.
Cast
- Sergei Svetlakov - Tolya
- Olga Kartunkova - Lyuba
- Sergey Burunov - Erofeev
- George Dronov - Lyapichev
- Alexander Demidov - Pokuchaev
- Philippe Reinhardt - Helmut
- Svetlana Smirnova-Martsinkevich - Alena
- Dmitry Nikulin - Lyoshka
- Natalia Parshenkova - Balasha
- Magomed Murtazaliev - Maga
- Mahmoud Huseynov - Maga's brother
- Timothy Zaitsev - tanker
- Jan Tzapnik - policeman
- Roman Madyanov - General
- Grigory Bagrov - border guard
- Lisa Izmaylova is a girl
- Albina Evtushevskaya - grandmother No. 1
- Violetta Beketova - grandmother № 2
Sequel
A sequel has been announced, titled The Groom 2: To Berlin!.[4]
References
- "Светлаков попросил 60 миллионов рублей на фильм "Жених 2. На Берлин"". RIA Novosti.
- "Сергей Светлаков: На съемках "Жениха" Незлобин устроил нам "сюрпризы"". Komsomolskaya Pravda.
- Lidia Maslova. ""Жених" отъехал". GQ.
- "Фонд кино поддержит создание фильмов Учителя, Тодоровского и Миндадзе в 2017 году". TASS.