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MONEY
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Shot for just $2.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Cast
Artur Smolyaninov
Serafim / Sergey
Anna Starshenbaum
Aleksandra Nikolaeva
Sergey Puskepalis
San Sanych
Olga Popova
Varya
Nikita Efremov
Valeriy
Ivan Makarevich
Rodion
Sergey Bystrov
Nikolay
Boris Shilmansky
waiter
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Vera Storozheva
- Writers
- Natalya Nazarova
- Languages
- Russian, English
- Countries
- Russia
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Fun facts 🍿
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MONEY
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Earned back only 88% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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ERA
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Released 15 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.
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ERA
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Directed by Vera Storozheva, shot by Oleg Kirichenko. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Gleb Matveychuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Mikhail Igonin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Artur Smolyaninov and Anna Starshenbaum and Sergey Puskepalis carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Vera Storozheva directs. Oleg Kirichenko behind the camera. Gleb Matveychuk scores. Mikhail Igonin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $2.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Earned back only 88% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 3Released 15 years ago.
- 4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.
- 5Directed by Vera Storozheva, shot by Oleg Kirichenko. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Gleb Matveychuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Mikhail Igonin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Artur Smolyaninov and Anna Starshenbaum and Sergey Puskepalis carry the top of the cast.
- 9IMDB entry: tt2158649 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Oleg Kirichenko
- Original score
- Gleb Matveychuk
- Editing
- Mikhail Igonin
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2,700,000
- Box office
- $2,372,984
- Return
- 88% of budget
- Original language
- RU
Also by
Vera Storozheva
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- PA
Paradise Production Center
RU
Key crew
- ProducerArmen Manasarian
- EditorMikhail Igonin
- ProducerGevorg Nersisyan
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2011-12-25
Also known as
International titles
- Moй парень - ангелRU
- My boyfriend is an angelUS
- Můj milý je andělČesko
