The Champions: Faster. Higher. Stronger

2016 1h 40m RU

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 20

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Synopsis

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The story of three Russian Olympic champions. Ordinary people, who have become the pride of their family and country, and made history of world sports.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kristina Asmus
Svetlana Khorkina
Sergey Bondarchuk
Aleksandr Karelin
Evgeniy Pronin
Alexander Popov
Mariya Bolonkina-Vasilyeva
Olga
Rina Grishina
Gimnastka
Sergey Sosnovsky
Yuriy Loparyov
Mikhail Vasilyev
commentator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Artyom Aksenenko
Writers: Alexandr Markin
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Чемпионы (Коллекция)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Artyom Aksenenko, shot by Vyacheslav Lisnevsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Kristina Asmus and Sergey Bondarchuk and Evgeniy Pronin carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5198844 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Artyom Aksenenko directs. Vyacheslav Lisnevsky behind the camera. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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1Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Part of the "Чемпионы (Коллекция)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Artyom Aksenenko, shot by Vyacheslav Lisnevsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Kristina Asmus and Sergey Bondarchuk and Evgeniy Pronin carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5198844 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.