The Very Best Day
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| Directed by | Zhora Kryzhovnikov |
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| Cinematography | Maxim Shinkorenko Ivan Lebedev |
| Edited by | Alexander Verkholyak |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Budget | $2 000 000 |
| Box office | $10 744 717 |
The Very Best Day (Russian: Самый лучший день, romanized: Samyy luchshiy den) is a Russian comedy film[2][3][4] directed by Zhora Kryzhovnikov. It is the highest-grossing Russian film of 2015, which raised more than $10.5 million at the box office.[5]
Plot
Provincial traffic police officer Petya Vasyutin is about to marry his beloved girlfriend Olya, but succumbs to the allure of a famous pop star Alyona Shyopot. Caught drunk driving, she decides to seduce Petya to avoid punishment. Having lost his fiancée, Vasyutin tries to fix his mistakes and get his life back on track.
Cast
- Dmitry Nagiev as Petya Vasyutin, a traffic police officer
- Olga Seryabkina as Alina Shyopot[6], a famous pop singer
- Yuliya Aleksandrova as Olya, Petya's girlfriend
- Sergey Lavygin as Valentin, Petya's best friend
- Valentina Mazunina as Anzhela, Olya's friends and Valentin's wife
- Inna Churikova as Lyubov, Petya's mother
- Mikhail Boyarsky as Gennady, Petya's father
- Elena Yakovleva as Tatyana, Olya's mother
- Vladislav Vetrov as Vikenty Mikhailovich, Tatyana's groom
- Yan Tsapnik as the traffic police chief
- Andrey Malakhov (cameo appearance) as himself
Awards and nominations
- Golden Eagle Awards 2017
- Elena Yakovleva — Best Supporting Actress (won)
- Nika Awards 2017
- Mikhail Boyarsky — Best Supporting Actor (nominated)
References
- ^ "Samyy luchshiy den!".
- ^ Рецензии на фильм Самый лучший день (2015), отзывы
- ^ Самый лучший день (2015) — отзывы о фильме
- ^ Огонёк
- ^ "Назван самый кассовый российский фильм 2015 года". RIA Novosti. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- ^ Из физрука в инспекторы. Нагиев снимется в караоке-комедии Крыжовникова