''Selfie'' () is a 2018 Russian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Nikolay Khomeriki Nikolay Khomeriki (born 17 April 1975) is a Russian film director and screenwriter. He has directed six films since 2004. His film ''977 (film), 977'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Three years la ...

and starring

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 ...

and Feodor Bondarchuk. The film is based on the novel ''Soulless of the 21st century. Selfie'' by

Sergey Minaev Sergey Sergeevich Minaev (Russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Мина́ев, born January 25, 1975) is a Russian writer, TV and radio host, screenwriter, blogger, and entrepreneur. Minaev's debut novel "Dukhless. The Tale of an Unreal ...

. The picture was released on 1 February 2018.

Plot

The protagonist - popular writer and TV presenter Vladimir Bogdanov, suddenly is replaced with an absolute double. He takes Bogdanov's job, fame, wife, mistress and handles his role much better than the original. And only the daughter wants the return of the real Bogdanov.

Cast

— Vladimir Bogdanov * Feodor Bondarchuk — Max * Yulia Khlynina — Zhanna *

Anna Mikhalkova Anna Nikitichna Mikhalkova (Russian: А́нна Ники́тична Михалко́ва; born 14 May 1974) is a Russian actress, film producer, cameraman, TV presenter; Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (2019). Member of the All-Russian ...

— Vika *

Severija Janušauskaitė Severija Janušauskaitė (born 22 October 1981) is a Lithuanian stage and film actress, occasionally performing as a singer, composer, costume designer and fashion model. She is well known for her role in the drama film ''Star (2014 film), Star'' ...

— Lera

Marketing

For its February issue Esquire Russia placed Konstantin Khabensky's

selfie A selfie () is a self-portrait photograph or a short video, typically taken with an electronic camera or smartphone. The camera would be usually held at arm's length or supported by a selfie stick instead of being controlled with a self-timer ...

on the cover. It was the first time that a Russian magazine was published with a cover shot on an

iPhone The iPhone is a line of smartphones developed and marketed by Apple that run iOS, the company's own mobile operating system. The first-generation iPhone was announced by then–Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007, at ...

Reception

Box office

The film was a Russian box-office leader of the February 1–4 weekend — the film collected 125.1 million rubles.

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews. Khabensky's acting and cinematography by Opelyants received considerable praise, but many reviewers have criticized the screenplay.

References

External links

* Russian drama films 2018 drama films 2018 films Films directed by Nikolay Khomeriki Films produced by Fyodor Bondarchuk 2010s Russian-language films {{Russia-film-stub