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Bender. The Beginning  (2021)


6.3|24 Jun, 2021|0 min
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Russian Empire, 1919. By a twist of fate, young idealist Osip Zadunaisky meets an infamous con artist and self-proclaimed Turkish subject Ibrahim Bender. A man of pure thought and aristocratic upbringing, Osip would never have associated with a cunning and unscrupulous swindler, but Bender comes up with an offer Osip cannot refuse. A precious royal relic, a diamond-encrusted golden scepter is hidden somewhere in town; Bender needs a partner on his mission to find it, and offers Osip a share of the profit from selling the treasure. And so begins their joint venture, wrought with comical and dangerous twists and turns, where they have to outsmart and outmaneuver officers of the White Guard as well as the local mafia, who also have their eyes on the scepter. As their quest unfolds, Osip is compelled to learn Bender’s tricks of the trade: charming flattery, delicate deception, soft intimidation... as well as brute force.
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Sergei Bezrukov
Sergei Bezrukov
Ibrahim Suleiman Berta-Maria Bender-bay
Aram Vardevanyan
Aram Vardevanyan
Ostap Zadunayskiy
Nikita Kologrivyy
Nikita Kologrivyy
Mishka Yaponchik
Taisiya Vilkova
Taisiya Vilkova
Eva Mahulskaya - swindler
Aleksandr Tsekalo
Aleksandr Tsekalo
Mark Sokolovich
Yuliya Rutberg
Yuliya Rutberg
madam Sokolovich
Olga Sutulova
Olga Sutulova
Bender's mother
Yuri Kolokolnikov
Yuri Kolokolnikov
Grigoriy Kotovskiy
Pavel Derevyanko
Pavel Derevyanko
Nestor Mahno
Garik Kharlamov
Garik Kharlamov
Valiadis - host cabaret
Pavel Maykov
Pavel Maykov
Artyom Tkachenko
Artyom Tkachenko
Ametistov - staff captain
Aleksandr Ilin
Aleksandr Ilin
Mendel Vinnitskiy - Mishka's father
Yuliya Makarova
Yuliya Makarova
Sofi Sokolovich
Viktor Tsekalo
Viktor Tsekalo
Funt
Elena Lazareva
Valeriy Li
chinese
Mikhail Sakulin
Mikhail Sakulin
Kornilov's messenger
Yuriy Utkin
Yuriy Utkin
Administrator
Andrey Pankov
Waiter
Dmitriy Penkov
Vera Kryukova
Igor Klyuchnikov
Igor Klyuchnikov
Zyama Raevskiy
Vladimir Matveev
Vladimir Matveev
Captain of the ship
Oleg Chugunov
Oleg Chugunov
Grach - street child
Oksana Bazilevich
Oksana Bazilevich
Isupova - baroness
Mikhail Shelomentsev
Mikhail Shelomentsev
Natalya Bochkareva
Natalya Bochkareva
madam Tsits
Georgiy Shtil
Georgiy Shtil
Fuks
Aleksey Dmitriev
Aleksey Dmitriev
partner of Makhulskaya - swindler - «Baron»
Rihards Lepers
Rihards Lepers
Mr. Hammett
Eduard Orlov
Vera Brezhneva
Vera Brezhneva
Robber
Aleksandr Petrov
Aleksandr Petrov
Karl Stolz
Aleksandr Kakuev
Aleksandr Kakuev
Funeral guest
Igor Goldobin
Kornilovets
Denis Shlenkov
bandit Mendelya
Aleksandr Lapshov
Garik Ayvazov
Garik Ayvazov
Isa
Maxim Khanzhov
Maxim Khanzhov
Feodosiy Shchus
Vladislav Shkerin
Vladislav Shkerin
Gorets
Yuriy Petrov
Yuriy Petrov
Vitaliy Shabalovskiy
Vitaly Kopnin
Makhnovets
Artyom Drachyov
Street child
Ilya Semyonov
prisoner of Makhno
Maksimilian Grigoriyev
Vladek
Artur Musikhin
Artur Musikhin
Pavel Elpashev
Nadziratel
Sergey Danilchuk
Plennyy
Vladimir Lysenko
Vladimir Lysenko
Makhnovets
Egor Kelli
Matros
Timofey Okulov
Porter
Kristina Kulishenko
Aleksandr Aleynov
Roberto Fleites
Roberto Fleites
bandit Mendelya
Ivan Kaminskiy
Matros
Dmitriy Pereponov
Port worker
Lyudmila Grigorash
Lyudmila Grigorash
Washerwoman
Kseniya Patsinskaya
Misha Yaponchik's girlfriend
Tatyana Andriyanova
Dmitry Golovanov
Dmitry Golovanov

Crews

Igor Zaytsev
Igor Zaytsev
Director
Varvara Avdyushko
Creative Producer
Nikolay Bulygin
Nikolay Bulygin
Creative Producer
Ilya Ilf
Ilya Ilf
Characters
Oleg Malovichko
Oleg Malovichko
Screenplay
Yevgeni Petrov
Yevgeni Petrov
Characters
Maksim Polinsky
Maksim Polinsky
Creative Producer
Aleksey Alekseev
Executive Producer
Anastasiya Fateeva
Line Producer
Olga Feshchenko
Post Production Producer
Danila Ippolitov
Danila Ippolitov
Executive Producer
Olga Nikulina
Olga Nikulina
Post Production Producer
Aleksandra Remizova
Aleksandra Remizova
Head of Production
Ivan Samokhvalov
Ivan Samokhvalov
General Manager
Aleksandr Tsekalo
Aleksandr Tsekalo
General Manager
Ryan Otter
Ryan Otter
Original Music Composer
Ekaterina Beresnevich
Lead Editor
Alla Petelina
Casting Director
Viktoriya Igumnova
Costume Designer
Marina Lebedeva
Makeup Designer
Alexander Arefiev
Production Design
Elena Zhukova
Elena Zhukova
Production Design
Sergey Trofimov
Sergey Trofimov
Director of Photography
Elena Lazareva
Script Editor
Oganes Marutyan
Additional Director of Photography
Marina Lebedeva
Makeup Artist
Diana Ugryumova
Assistant Director
Alla Petelina
Sound Director
Nikita Rozhdestvenskiy
Nikita Rozhdestvenskiy
Steadicam Operator
Valeriy Petrov
Steadicam Operator
Sergey Golovkin
Stunt Coordinator
Aleksandr Baranov
Aleksandr Baranov
Stunt Coordinator
Evgeny Barulin
Visual Effects Producer
Alexander Petrov
VFX Supervisor

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