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Release Year2009
Runtime—
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresRomance
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DirectorAleksandr Itigilov jr.
WritersVladimir Zhovnoruk, Mykola Rybalka
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.0 out of 10
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsBuy a friend
About Buy a friend
Kim Bulatovich - the power and strength of the Sychov family, he spent most of his active life away from loved ones at the gold mines in Siberia. He sent all the money he earned to his relatives, giving them the opportunity to live comfortably, and therefore to live carefree for many years. Deciding to go on a well-deserved rest, settle down next to his relatives, he suddenly began to gasp in the mercantile philistine world of his family, saw an unacceptable falsity in his relationship between the limp son Artyom and the newly-made daughter-in-law Lily, sharply felt the loneliness of his beloved granddaughter Tatyana, who had lost her mother early ...
Directed by Aleksandr Itigilov jr., Buy a friend leans on a strong ensemble — Bohdan Stupka, Alexey Zubkov, Kseniya Knyazeva — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about romance titles of 2009.
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