| Black Lightning | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alexandr Voitinsky Dmitry Kiseilov |
| Produced by | Timur Bekmambetov |
| Written by | Dmitriy Aleinikov Aleksandr Talal Aleksandr Voitinskiy Mikhail Vrubel |
| Starring | Grigori Dobrigin Ekaterina Vilkova Sergei Garmash Viktor Verzhbitsky |
| Studio | Focus Features International |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 26, 2009 (Moscow) |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Black Lightning (Russian: Чёрная Молния; translit. Chornaya Molniya) is a 2009 Russian action-adventure sci-fi film directed by Alexandr Voitinsky and Dmitry Kiseliov, and produced by Timur Bekmambetov.
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Dmitry Maykov (Grigori Dobrigin) is a student of the Moscow State University, and a poor family's son and friend of Maxim (Ivan Zhidkov), a wealthy young student owner of a fancy Mercedes. Jealous of his friend, he asks his parents for a car. His birthday arrives and he has the surprise of his life when his father (Sergei Garmash) gives him a car. Unfortunately for him, isn't the car of his dreams: an old GAZ 21 Volga.
Ashamed by the car, he just makes use of the vehicle to drive to the next tramway stop for going to the university until one day he discovers the Volga is able to fly.