''Treasure Raiders'' is a 2007 independently produced treasure-hunt film, directed by

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and written by Alexander Izotov and Alexey Overchuk, starring

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and well-known actors

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and Russian actor Alexander Nevsky. The film was released by

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and is a Czar Pictures/Parliament World Group/Lightning Entertainment co-production.

Plot

A Russian

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star named Wolf (Nevsky)---who also happens to be the leader of an anti-illegal drug vigilante group---meets his match in a sly American archeology professor named Michael Nazzaro (Brand) who has developed a liking for drag racing on

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's streets in order to follow Wolf. The professor, a

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er and the descendant of a Templar knight, is in possession of a 16th-century book passed on to him through generations in his family, and is now interested in the Templar medallion in Wolf's possession. The medallion is the professor's key to decoding a name in another Templar book he had come to Moscow to find, a copy of the

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. Having made some wealth from an archeological find in Colombia prior to coming to Moscow, the professor offers to bet $50,000 for the medallion in a drag race with Wolf. It turns out Wolf is a likely Russian descendant of a Templar knight himself. Although the professor fails to win the medallion, Wolf joins him in his quest to find the book after a

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and

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alliance goes after him. Meanwhile, a well-known historian (Carradine), a descendant of a Persecutor of the Knights, has also been following the professor in order to destroy his find. To make matters worse, the Moscow police suspect that the professor and Wolf are part of the developing Colombian drug trade in the city and order units to arrest the duo. With time, police, and the mafia against them, will they find the treasure before it is too late? Treasure Raiders on MEG
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Cast

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... Wolf *

... Michael Nazzaro *

... Pierre *

... Lena * Robert Madrid ... Dr. Pablo Ramirez *

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... Cronin *

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... Beekeeper * Olga Rodionova ... Masha Bolkov *

Albert Filozov Albert Leonidovich Filozov (russian: Альбepт Лeoнидoвич Филозoв; 25 June 1937 – 11 April 2016) was a Soviet and Russian actor. He was a People's Artist of Russia.Maksim Konovalov ... Bolt (as Maxim Konovalov) * Maksim Pokrovsky ... Gorinych (as Max Pokrovsky) * Yegor Pazenko ... Igor (as Egor Pazenko) * Stanislav Kucher ... Officer Petrov * Ekaterina Ryndenkova ... Lida * Francesca Carlin ... Officer Tzyu (as Franceska Carlin)

References

Films set in Moscow Films set in Russia Films shot in Russia Russian action adventure films Russian auto racing films Films about treasure hunting 2007 films 2000s buddy films 2007 independent films