Nobody Knows About Sex (russian: Никто не знает про секс, Nikto ne znaet pro seks) is a 2006 Russian
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by Aleksey Gordeev. Working title of the film was ''No One Knows About It''. In 2008 a sequel was released ''
Nobody Knows About Sex 2: No Sex'' starring
Ksenia Sobchak
Ksenia Anatolyevna Sobchak (russian: Ксения Анатольевна Собчак, BGN/PCGN: ''Kseniya Anatol'yevna Sobchak'', GOST: ''Ksenija Anatolevna Sobčak'', ; born 5 November 1981) is a Russian public figure, TV anchor, journalist, ...
).
Plot
Throughout his life Egor lived in a remote
taiga
Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruc ...
. All his knowledge of the world, he learned from the stories of his only relative - old grandfather-hunter. Once Egor accidentally meets TV presenter Angelina, he falls in love and decides to marry her, and so he goes to
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...
. However, he finds it difficult to get used to the pace of metropolitan life.
Cast
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Nikolay Machulsky as Egor
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VJ Aurora as Angelina
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Anatoly Kuznetsov
Anatoly Vasilievich Kuznetsov (russian: Анато́лий Васи́льевич Кузнецо́в; August 18, 1929, Kiev, USSR – June 13, 1979, London) was a Russian-language Soviet writer who described his experiences in German-occupied Kie ...
as Grandpa
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Kirill Kanahin as Kesha
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Elena Yakovleva
Elena Alexeevna Yakovleva (russian: Еле́на Алексе́евна Я́ковлева; born 5 March 1961) is a Soviet and Russian actress known for her roles in such films as ''Intergirl'' and ''Encore, Once More Encore!'' as well as for the ...
as Kesha's mother
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Mikhail Yefremov as Kesha's dad
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Aleksandr Bashirov
Alexander Nikolaevich Bashirov (russian: Александр Николаевич Баширов; born 24 September 1955, in Sogom) is a Russian film and theater actor, director and screenwriter. He performed in more than sixty films since 1986.
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as Stasik
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Anastasia Zadorozhnaya
Anastasia Sergeyevna Zadorozhnaya (russian: Анастаси́я Серге́евна Задоро́жная; born August 30, 1985) is a Russian film actress, singer, TV presenter and fashion model. She is dubbed as the Russian Britney Spears.
B ...
as Nika
* Andrey Kaykov as Alik
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Maria Gonchar as Anna
Release and criticism
Gordeev's film was generally negatively assessed by both professional critics and ordinary viewers in Russia.
Петербургский театральный журнал
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References
External links
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Russian sex comedy films
2000s sex comedy films
Films set in Moscow
2000s Russian-language films
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