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Poster for Business in Russian

Business in Russian

2023 · 76 min

A wry, low-key pandemic comedy about small-town hustle, watching ordinary people improvise their way through bureaucratic absurdity with deadpan charm.

Directed by
Alexandr Tsyrenov
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Sergey Ivanov, Amadu Mamadakov, Marina Kudelinskaya
Tagline
We wanted the best, it turned out - as always!
Overview
There is a COVID-19 epidemic in the country, a lockdown is being introduced in the regions, people are being urged to get vaccinated on TV, against this background, a simple entrepreneur, the owner of a small business and his employees, are faced with the problem of restrictions and the lack of customers, which leads to a halt in activities. Different ways of maintaining the business do not lead to a positive result, and he makes a cardinal decision that will change his future.

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Directed by
Alexandr Tsyrenov
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Sergey Ivanov, Amadu Mamadakov, Marina Kudelinskaya
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • survival
  • class
  • family
  • ambition
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Alexandr Tsyrenov
Written by
Aleksandr Mangatkhanov
Starring
Sergey Ivanov, Amadu Mamadakov, Marina Kudelinskaya, Danila Gordin, Maria Biktimirova, Indira Shakirova, Evgeny Lytkin, Ildar Atyshev
Cinematography
Rodion Takchinakov
Runtime
76 min
Country
Russia
Languages
Russian

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