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Oksana Akinshina
Oksana Sergeevna Akinshina (; born 19 April 1987) is a Russian actress. She is known for her roles in the films ''Sisters'' (2001), ''Lilya 4-ever'' (2002), ''The Bourne Supremacy'' (2004), '' Hipsters'' (2008) and ''Sputnik'' (2020). Early life Akinshina was born on 19 April 1987 in what was then Leningrad in Russia, then part of the Soviet Union. Her father is a car mechanic, and her mother is an accountant. She has a younger sister. At the time she landed the role in ''Lilya 4-ever'' (2002), Akinshina only spoke Russian and communicated with director Lukas Moodysson with the help of Alexandra Dahlström as her interpreter. Career Starting acting at age 12, Akinshina was discovered by Sergei Bodrov Jr. and made her screen debut in the Russian crime film ''Sisters'' (2001), Bodrov's directorial debut. Her second film, ''Lilya 4-Ever'' (2001), earned her a 2002 European Film Award nomination for Best Actress. She lost, however, to the eight actresses of the film ''8 Women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of 5,601,911 residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the Saint Petersburg metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Saint Petersburg is the List of European cities by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in Europe, the List of cities and towns around the Baltic Sea, most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's List of northernmost items#Cities and settlements, northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of the Russian Empire, and a Ports of the Baltic Sea, historically strategic port, it is governed as a Federal cities of Russia, federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Koolhoven
Martinus Wouter "Martin" Koolhoven (born 25 April 1969) is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. Internationally he is most known for ''Schnitzel Paradise'' (2005), ''Winter in Wartime (film), Winter in Wartime'' (2008) and ''Brimstone (2016 film), Brimstone'' (2016), which was his first film in English. It was released in 2017, after it premiered in the competition of the Venice Film Festival in 2016. Early life Martin Koolhoven was born on 25 April 1969 in The Hague in the Netherlands. Koolhoven went to the Dutch Film Academy (in Amsterdam) and graduated in 1996 as a screenwriter and director. Career His first film was a 53-minute television film named ''Duister Licht'' (''"Dark Light"''). His second film ''Suzy Q'' featured actress Carice van Houten, who Koolhoven worked with several times in the films to come. It was also the feature debut of actor Michiel Huisman. His first (Dutch) cinematic release was ''AmnesiA'' (2001), which also got a small release in New York C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiet Comes The Dawn
''Quiet Comes the Dawn'' () is a 2019 Russian horror film directed by Pavel Sidorov and starring Aleksandra Drozdova and Oksana Akinshina. It was released in Russia on 31 January 2019. Plot Svetlana’s brother dies under mysterious circumstances. Extremely vivid nightmares begin to haunt her and she decides to turn to the Institute of somnology for help. She and other patients are induced into a collective lucid dream. But at dawn, they awake to a completely different reality that is more horrifying than any nightmare. Cast * Aleksandra Drozdova as Svetlana * Kuzma Kotrelev as Anton, Svetlana's brother * Oksana Akinshina as Maria, Anton's and Svetlana's mother * as Kirill Pavlovsky * Anna Slyu as Lilya * Valery Kukhareshin Valery Aleksandrovich Kukhareshin (; born 7 December 1957) is a Soviet and Russian stage, film and dubbing actor. Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (1994), People's Artist of Russia (2005). He also was the official Russian voice of Dis ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8 Best Dates
''8 Best Dates'' (; ) is a 2016 Russian-Ukrainian romantic comedy directed by Maryus Vaysberg. It is a sequel to the 2015 film '' 8 New Dates''. The film stars Vera Brezhneva and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Initially, the film was planned to be released on December 31, 2015, but the date was later postponed. Plot Having learned from the doctors that he has only a few weeks to live, Nikita makes the courageous decision to transfer his family and work to decent hands. An employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations named Ilya becomes a candidate for a replacement, a decent man all around. Nikita makes every effort to “introduce” Ilya as soon as possible into his life and unexpectedly succeeds in this. Soon, Ilya becomes an excellent father for Nikita's children, an indispensable employee at the clinic and, most importantly, a very appealing man for Masha, Nikita's beautiful wife. However, the real test of this is only beginning, because Nikita soon realizes that the doctors were w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Versus (2016 Film)
''Versus'' () is a 2016 Russian sports-drama film directed by Nurbek Egen. It was released on November 3, 2016 (in Russia). Plot When MMA fighter Victor gets into a car accident, the bandit Shark threatens to kill his beloved girl if he does not agree to throw a fight in the ring. Filming The movie was filmed partly in Saint Petersburg. For filming Birzhevoy Bridge was blocked, which connects the Vasilyevsky Island with the Petrograd side. Cast * Aleksey Chadov as Victor Stroev aka Russian Hammer * Oksana Akinshina as Vera * Anton Shagin as Shark * Sergey Chirkov as Alik * Melvin Manhoef as Manuel Rivera aka Typhoon Marketing Movie trailer was released online September 7, 2016. Facts * All the scenes of fights with Aleksey Chadov Aleksey Aleksandrovich Chadov (; born 2 September 1981) is a Russian actor and film director. Younger brother of actor Andrei Chadov. Career Chadov made his film debut in the film ''War'' (2002) by director Aleksei Balabanov. In 2002, he receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8 New Dates
''8 New Dates'' (; ) is a 2015 Russian-Ukrainian romantic comedy directed by Maryus Vaysberg. It is a sequel to the 2012 film '' 8 First Dates''. The film stars Oksana Akinshina and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Plot Vera and Nikita have been married for three years. Their family life turns out to be not so perfect and they decide to separate. And they are so impatient to end their relationship, that they are going to the registry office to submit an application for divorce the next day. In the midst of a quarrel, they exchange categorical opinions with each other about what constitutes as a "normal husband" and "good wife." The next day they wake up each with their ideal partner in the same bed. Now each of them has their own better half: Nikita has a busty blonde (Polina Maksimova) who cooks well, and Vera has a caring husband-businessman (Mikhail Galustyan) who buys her favorite croissants for breakfast in the morning. Vera and Nikita end up having to choose whether to live with their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8 First Dates
''8 First Dates'' (; ) is a 2012 Russian-Ukrainian romantic comedy film directed by David Dodson and Aleksandr Malyarevsky. It stars Oksana Akinshina and Volodymyr Zelenskyy alongside Denis Nikiforov and Ekaterina Varnava. Plot Vera and Nikita do not know each other, and the only thing they have in common is the fact that they chose the same place to celebrate their success in their personal lives. Vera is a successful TV presenter of her own talk show and is about to get married, her significant other is Konstantin, a famous tennis player. Nikita is a veterinarian high in demand, who made a marriage proposal to Ilona, a plastic surgeon. Everything is going well for them, they are happy, their friends support their choice, but everything changes one morning when Vera and Nikita wake up in the same bed. Deciding that this is a result of wild fun, they run away in different directions, hoping to forget everything as a bad dream. But the next morning everything repeats, they wake up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vysotsky
Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky (25 January 193825 July 1980) was a Soviet singer-songwriter, poet, and actor who had an immense and enduring effect on Soviet culture. He became widely known for his unique singing style and for his lyrics, which featured social and political commentary in often-humorous street jargon. He was also a prominent stage- and screen-actor. Though the official Soviet cultural establishment largely ignored his work, he was remarkably popular during his lifetime and has exerted significant influence on many of Russia's musicians and actors. Early life Vysotsky was born on 25 January 1938, at the 3rd Meshchanskaya Street (61/2) maternity hospital in Moscow. His father was Semyon Vladimirovich (Volfovich) Vysotsky, a Jewish man who came originally from Kiev. His mother, Nina Maksimovna Vysotsky (née Seryogina), was Russian, and worked as a German translator. The family lived in a communal flat at No. 126, 1st Meshchanskaya Street. Vladimir's theatrical i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birds Of Paradise (2008 Film)
''Birds of Paradise'' (; ) is a 2008 Ukrainian drama film directed by Roman Balayan. It was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival. In 2009, the film won the Nika Film Award for Best Film of the CIS and Baltic States. Plot The film takes place in the USSR in the early 1980s. Mass persecutions seem to be in the past, but listening to foreign radio stations is still prohibited, and it is dangerous to express one's thoughts in the presence of outsiders. Every knock on the door still makes me shudder. Words of truth sound only in kitchens, behind curtained windows, and make their way in typewritten books - "self-published". They are passed quietly, slowly, only to verified friends, fearing persecution. The main characters have to oppose the inhuman state machine, put their lives on the path to true freedom. Nobody and nothing can stop a person. Cast * Oksana Akinshina Oksana Sergeevna Akinshina (; born 19 April 1987) is a Russian actress. She is known for her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfhound (2007 Film)
''Wolfhound of the Grey Hound Clan'' () is a 2006 Russian slavic fantasy film directed by Nikolai Lebedev, based on the novel of the same name by Maria Semenova. With one of the biggest film budgets in the history of Russian cinema (including work done in post production by international studios), the film was a notable success in its homeland. Although the film did not see widespread theatrical release in the English speaking world, international distributors such as Central Partnership and Momentum Pictures have produced English language home video versions which have met with some critical acclaim. Plot The setting of the film is a high fantasy Dark Ages Europe, in which desperate and bloodthirsty warlords fight brutal battles in their eternal quest for overlordship. Yet their swords, shields, lances, spears and arrows are all brittle, prone to wear and tear, and dull, protracting their campaigns against each other without end. Word spreads of a man in one of the North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow Mission (2006 Film)
''Moscow Mission'' (or ''Countdown'', ) is a Russian action movie directed by Vadim Shmelyov. The movie was released in Moscow in 2006. Plot There will be an explosion exactly in 48 hours in Moscow. The information was provided by an agent who was killed this very second. All Intelligence Services work on it, but the only hope is for recently organized independent team. They are a hacker girl who once broke through Pentagon servers, a former special operative officer who enjoys speed and adrenalin, psychologist, a lady whose beauty outshines her intelligence and her rank of major, and a blind field engineer whose sense of smell and intuition substitute for his eyesight... And the Chief who got them all together and learned how to control them. Only this team is able to figure it out who, and most importantly where, by knowing just when... Cast * Andrey Merzlikin as Maks * Maksim Sukhanov as Starshiy (Denis) * Leonid Yarmolnik as Krot * Oksana Akinshina as Anna * Oleg Stefan as M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow Zero
''Moscow Zero'' is a 2006 film directed by María Lidón. Plot An anthropologist called Sergei goes missing after researching a legend about the existence of demons and an entrance to Hell beneath Moscow. A rescue team led by his friend Owen, an American priest, searches for Sergei in the caves and catacombs beneath the city of Moscow which are inhabited by demon A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, occultism, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in Media (communication), media including f ...s. Cast References External links * * 2006 films American supernatural horror films British supernatural horror films Films scored by Javier Navarrete Films set in Moscow Films shot in Russia Films shot in Spain American independent films Spanish supernatural horror films 2000s Russian-language films British independent films Spanish independent films 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
