Boomer (film)

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Boomer
Boomer film poster
Directed by	Pyotr Buslov
Produced by	Sergei Chliyants
Written by	Pyotr Buslov Denis Rodimin
Starring	Vladimir Vdovichenkov Andrei Merzlikin
Release date(s)	2 August 2003 (Russia)
Running time	110 min.
Language	Russian
Budget	US$700,000
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Boomer (Russian title: Бумер; Boomer) is a 2003 film directed by Pyotr Buslov. The plot is about four people who get into trouble with the law and have to leave the city using a black BMW.

Corrupted cops, street gangs, "bratki" on "boomers" and "merins", angry truck drivers, beautiful women and death are what four friends on a black boomer who set up on mission from one region of Russia to another are about to face. The film glamorizes criminal and futile behavior. It became a national 'hit' in Russia as well its soundtrack, popularized by 'Serioga's' (Серега) video clip: "Chernyi Boomer" (Черный Бумер), meaning "Black Boomer".

Trivia: Boomer stands for Bimmer, that is, BMW car.