Lucky Trouble
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| Directed by | Levan Gabriadze |
| Produced by |
Timur Bekmambetov Pavel Korsakov Iva Stromilova |
| Written by | Roman Nepomnyashchiy |
| Starring |
Konstantin Khabensky Milla Jovovich Ivan Urgant Sergei Garmash Vladimir Menshov |
| Cinematography | Marat Adelshin |
| Edited by |
Timofey Goloborodko Yana Kulikova Evgeniy Ryzhonkov |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Budget | $7,8 million[1] |
Lucky Trouble Russian: Выкрутасы, translit. Vykrutasy is a 2011 Russian comedy film, directorial debut of Levan Gabriadze.[2]
The premiere took place on 17 February 2011. The film as of May 1, 2011 has grossed 12.86 million dollars.[3]
Plot
Vyacheslav "Slava" Kolotilov (Konstantin Khabensky) is a natural science teacher from a coastal Caspian village called Palchiki (diminutive of fingers) who is passing through Moscow seeking luck as a novelist without much success. Lost in thoughts he crosses a street and a car strikes him at high speed. Nadezhda (Milla Jovovich) is at the wheel with her fiancé Danil (Ivan Urgant). Vyacheslav escapes from the collision with just a broken leg. A crush develops between Slava and Nadezhda. Vyacheslav convinces her to cut off her engagement and they pledge to marry each other instead. The teacher, in addition to leaving his work must move to Moscow where the wedding will take place. However he hits a snag, on the same day that he must take the train the preparations for the Russian Youth Soccer Cup are taking place. He gets mistaken for a coach by the Tournament Supervisor (Vladimir Menshov), a Duma deputy, who takes his passport so that he is not able to escape.
Slava wants to leave as quickly as possible, he receives advice from Khlobustin (Sergei Garmash), coach of Central Moscow, to make sure that his team will lose. Desperate to reunite with his fiancée, he recruits a group of juvenile delinquents (after he catches one attempting to steal his wallet). He is certain that they do not have the sufficient expertise but they begin to demonstrate an innate ability to play football and win brilliantly to the despair of Kolotilov.
Cast
- Milla Jovovich – Nadezhda (Nadya)
- Konstantin Khabensky – Vyacheslav Kolotilov (Slava)
- Ivan Urgant – Danila (Danya)
- Sergei Garmash – Khlobustin
- Vladimir Menshov – Member of Duma Tryokhgolovich
- Olga Tumajkina – Director of school
- Sergey Selin – Mayor
- Galina Jovovich – Nadya's mother
- Tatyana Lutaeva
- Aleksandr Kerzhakov – Cameo appearance
- Levan Gabriadze – Guest at a wedding (Cameo appearance)
Interesting facts
- Initially the project was called "Kolotilov".[4]
- Russian-speaking Milla Jovovich voiced her role herself.[4]
- The first letters of the names of the actors who played in the film starring (Khabensky, Urgant, Jovovich) form an obscene word in Russian. In one of the trailers of the film this is visible. For this reason many cinemas refused to show the film's trailer.[5]
- Some scenes were shot in Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai.[6]
References
- ↑ RIA Novosti. "Из 33 российских фильмов текущего года рентабельными стали шесть" [6 Russian films became profitable out of 33 films this year.] (in Russian).
- ↑ ABC DE SEVILLA. "Milla Jovovich presentará en Sevilla "Lucky Trouble"" [Milla Jovovich presents "Lucky Trouble in Seville] (in Spanish).
- ↑ Kinoafisha Rossii. "Выкрутасы" [Lucky Trouble] (in Russian).
- 1 2 New Look Media. ""Футбольные выкрутасы"" [Football Trouble] (in Russian).
- ↑ MTV Russia. Трейлер фильма «Выкрутасы» запретили в кинотеатрах [Trailer of the film "Lucky Trouble" banned in movie theaters] (in Russian). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do6fOyp1bpA.
- ↑ Komsomolskaya Pravda. "Благодаря съемкам "Выкрутасов" ейский стадион привели в порядок" [Due to the filming of "Lucky Trouble" Yeysk stadium was put in order] (in Russian).