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Bender. The Beginning

63 %|Jun 24, 2021|Adventure, Comedy, Action, Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Igor Zaytsev
Director
Varvara Avdyushko
Creative Producer
Nikolay Bulygin
Creative Producer
Ilya Ilf
Characters
Oleg Malovichko
Screenplay
Yevgeni Petrov
Characters
Maksim Polinsky
Creative Producer
Aleksey Alekseev
Executive Producer

Cast

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Sergei Bezrukov
Ibrahim Suleiman Berta-Maria Bender-bay
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Aram Vardevanyan
Ostap Zadunayskiy
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Nikita Kologrivyy
Mishka Yaponchik
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Taisiya Vilkova
Eva Mahulskaya - swindler
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Aleksandr Tsekalo
Mark Sokolovich
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Yuliya Rutberg
madam Sokolovich
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Olga Sutulova
Bender's mother
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Yuri Kolokolnikov
Grigoriy Kotovskiy
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Pavel Derevyanko
Nestor Mahno
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Igor Kharlamov
Valiadis - host cabaret
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Artyom Tkachenko
Ametistov - staff captain
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Aleksandr Ilin
Mendel Vinnitskiy - Mishka's father
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Yuliya Makarova
Sofi Sokolovich
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Valeriy Li
chinese
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Mikhail Sakulin
Kornilov's messenger
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Yuriy Utkin
Administrator
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Igor Klyuchnikov
Zyama Raevskiy
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Vladimir Matveev
Captain of the ship
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Oleg Chugunov
Grach - street child
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Oksana Bazilevich
Isupova - baroness
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Aleksey Dmitriev
partner of Makhulskaya - swindler - «Baron»
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Rihards Lepers
Mr. Hammett
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Aleksandr Kakuev
Funeral guest
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Igor Goldobin
Kornilovets
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Denis Shlenkov
bandit Mendelya
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Maxim Khanzhov
Feodosiy Shchus
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Vitaly Kopnin
Makhnovets
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Artyom Drachyov
Street child
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Ilya Semyonov
prisoner of Makhno
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Pavel Elpashev
Nadziratel
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Roberto Fleites
bandit Mendelya
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Kseniya Patsinskaya
Misha Yaponchik's girlfriend