Russia / May 01, 2005 / Kinotavr Open Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Shameless slimeball Eduard "Edik" Letov - clad in an everpresent Hawaiian shirt - puts the sting on alien travelers hoping to connect with their roots, by having local phonies pose as the visitors' long-lost relatives. Complications abound when Letov attempts to pass off an entire village under the guise of a community wiped out during the Second World War. The arrival of a group of trouble-causing misfits, among them mobster Barukh - who wishes to bury his mother's remains, only to discover that someone keeps exhuming them - and the lech Simon - a Canadian with an insatiable fetish for his sexy translator - turn Letov's latest scheme into a veritable cat's cradle.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Miglen Mirtchev | Andrew |
| Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet | Marc-Yves |
| Marina Golub | Bella |
| Evgeniya Dmitrieva | Olga |
| Aleksandr Ilin | The mayor |
| Vladimir Salnikov | Kovchikov |
| Petr Soldatov | Grandpa Gritsyne |
| Elena Galibina | Aliona's mother |
| Marianna Shults | |
| Mikhail Parygin | Miroslav |
| Konstantin Vorobyov |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Бедные родственники |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | France, Russia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ARTE France Cinéma, Canal+, Catherine Dussart Productions, Karo Premiere, ONIX FIlm |
| Release date | 5 ottobre 2005 |
| Production | Olga Vasilyeva, Pavel Lungin |
| Writer | Gennadiy Ostrovskiy |
| Casting | Tatyana Maksakova, Juliette Denis, Gérard Moulévrier |
| Editing | Sophie Brunet |
| Cinematography | Mikhail Krichman, Eugeny Mayorov |
| Assistant directors | Pavel Lungin |
| Camera operators | Mikhail Krichman, Eugeny Mayorov |
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| Additional photography | Mikhail Krichman, Eugeny Mayorov |
| Music | Michel Arbatz, Stéphane Albinet, Alain Curvelier |
| Sound | Stéphane Albinet, Alain Curvelier, Michel Arbatz |
| Costume design | Anna Bartuli |
| Makeup | Anna Bartuli |
| Hairstyling | Anna Bartuli |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Feb 11, 2006 / Portland International Film Festival
Poland / Dec 01, 2019 / Sputnik Russian Film Festival
Theatrical release
Russia / Oct 05, 2005 / 16+
Kazakhstan / Oct 06, 2005
Estonia / Oct 21, 2005
France / Jan 23, 2006
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