''Lucky Trouble'' () is a 2011 Russian

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

, directed by

Levan Gabriadze Levan "Leo" Gabriadze ( ka, ლევან რევაზის ძე გაბრიაძე, ''Levan Revazis dze Gabriadze''; , ''Levan Revazovich Gabriadze''; born 16 November 1969) is a Georgian-Russian actor and film director. He is be ...

in his directorial debut. The film premiered on February 17, 2011, and grossed 12.86 million dollars by May 1, 2011.

Plot

Vyacheslav "Slava" Kolotilov (

Konstantin Khabensky Konstantin Yurievich Khabensky, People's Artist of Russia, PAR (; born 11 January 1972) is a Russian actor of stage and film, director and philanthropist. From 1997 he was part of the Saint Petersburg Lensoviet Theatre cast until 2000, after whi ...

) is a

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teacher from a coastal Caspian village called Palchiki (diminutive of fingers) who is passing through Moscow seeking luck as a novelist without much success. Lost in thoughts he crosses a street and a car strikes him at high speed. Nadezhda (

Milla Jovovich Milica Bogdanovna Jovović; ; ( ; born December 17, 1975), known professionally as Milla Jovovich (), is an American actress and former fashion model. Her starring roles in numerous science fiction film, science-fiction and action films led th ...

) is at the wheel with her fiancé Danil (

Ivan Urgant Ivan Andreyevich Urgant (; born 16 April 1978) is a Russian television host, presenter and actor. His best known roles in film are Boris in the ''Yolki'' series and as Danila in ''Lucky Trouble''. Between 2012 and 2022 he hosted ''Evening Urgant ...

). Vyacheslav escapes from the collision with just a broken leg. A crush develops between Slava and Nadezhda. Vyacheslav convinces her to cut off her engagement and they pledge to marry each other instead. The teacher, in addition to leaving his work must move to Moscow where the wedding will take place. However he hits a snag, on the same day that he must take the train the preparations for the Russian Youth Football Cup are taking place. He gets mistaken for a coach by the Tournament Supervisor (

Vladimir Menshov Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov (; 17 September 1939 – 5 July 2021)Умер Владимир Ме� ...

), a

Duma A duma () is a Russian assembly with advisory or legislative functions. The term ''boyar duma'' is used to refer to advisory councils in Russia from the 10th to 17th centuries. Starting in the 18th century, city dumas were formed across Russia ...

deputy, who takes his passport so that he is not able to escape. Slava wants to leave as quickly as possible, he receives advice from Khlobustin (

Sergei Garmash Sergei Leonidovich Garmash (; born 1 September 1958) is a Soviet and Russian film and stage actor. He is a People's Artist of Russia. In 2013 he was a member of the jury at the 35th Moscow International Film Festival. Biography Early life and edu ...

), coach of Central Moscow, to make sure that his team will lose. Desperate to reunite with his fiancée, he recruits a group of juvenile delinquents (after he catches one attempting to steal his mobile phone). He is certain that they do not have the sufficient expertise but they begin to demonstrate an innate ability to play football and win brilliantly to the despair of Kolotilov.

Cast

– Nadezhda (Nadya) *

– Vyacheslav Kolotilov (Slava) *

– Danila (Danya) *

– Khlobustin *

Vladimir Menshov Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov (; 17 September 1939 – 5 July 2021)Умер Владимир Ме� ...

– Member of

Tryokhgolovich * Olga Tumajkina – Director of school * Sergey Selin – Mayor *

Galina Jovovich Galina Aleksandrovna Loginova (; born 28 October 1950) is a Russian-American actress. She was famous in the Soviet Union for her roles in movies, and then gained additional popularity for being the agent for her daughter, actress and model Mill ...

– Nadya's mother Galina Aleksandrovna *

Tatyana Lyutaeva Tatyana Borisovna Lyutaeva (, born 12 March 1965) is a Soviet, Lithuanian, Russian theater actress, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2014). Member of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation.Aleksandr Kerzhakov Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kerzhakov ( ; born 27 November 1982) is a Russian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. He used ...

–

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– Guest at a wedding (Cameo appearance) *

Roman Madyanov Roman Sergeevich Madyanov (; 22 July 1962 – 25 September 2024) was a Soviet and Russian actor. Madyanov's career in cinema began as a child actor when he starred as Huckleberry Finn in '' Hopelessly Lost'' (1973). He was best known in the West ...

– Inspector Road Patrol Service *

Aleksandr Robak Aleksandr Removich Robak (; born 28 December 1973) is a Russian actor, director, film producer. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1999. Selected filmography References External links * 1973 births Living people People from ...

– Boatswain * Alexandra Nazarova – Nadya's Granny *

Taisiya Vilkova Taisiya Aleksandrovna Vilkova (; born October 25, 1996) is a Russian actress. She appeared in over 30 films. The film was not initially planned to be a romantic comedy, but the screenplay was altered at the late stage of production, when Milla Jovovich agreed to act in the film. Jovovich said in an interview that she agreed to act in the film because of her friendship with Ivan Urgant. Her scenes took ten days to film. Russian-speaking Milla Jovovich voiced her role herself, and it was her first role in the language. Although half Russian, Jovovich moved to London as a child, which made her main language English, so she had some difficulties with learning her lines. Her mother, Galina Loginova, also appears in the film. She plays Galina Alexandrovna, Nadya's mother. Most of the film was shot in

Yeysk Yeysk () is a port and a resort town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated on the shore of the Taganrog Gulf of the Sea of Azov. The town is built primarily on the Yeysk Spit, which separates the Yeya River from the Sea of Azov. Population: ...

Krasnodar Krai Krasnodar Krai (, ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and is administratively a part of the Southern Federal District. Its administrative center is the t ...

. The first letters of the names of the actors who played in the film starring (Khabensky, Urgant, Jovovich) form an obscene word in Russian. In one of the trailers of the film, this is visible. For this reason, many cinemas refused to show the film's trailer.

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* * {{Levan Gabriadze Russian romantic comedy films 2011 romantic comedy films 2011 films Films set in Russia Films set in Moscow Russian sports comedy films 2010s sports comedy films Russian association football films Films directed by Levan Gabriadze Bazelevs Company films Russian-language romantic comedy films

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