Election Day (2007 film)

Election Day (Russian: День выборов, romanized: Den vyborov) is a 2007 Russian comedy film directed by Oleg Fomin.[1]

Election Day
RussianДень выборов
Directed byOleg Fomin
Written by
  • Sergey Petreykov
  • Rostislav Khait
  • Leonid Barats
Produced by
  • Nikolai Ulyanov
  • Oleg Beglov
Starring
CinematographyVasily Sikachinsky
Music by
  • Alexey Kortnev
  • Sergei Chekryzhov
Production
company
STAR-T
Release date
  • 18 October 2007 (2007-10-18)
Running time
125 min
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian

Synopsis

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The staff of a successful Moscow radio station are sent into the Volga region to assist in the promotion of a candidate for the local governor elections. They are assisted by the local theatre director, a fake priest, and their boss' connections.

Cast

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Reception

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Box office

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Election Day has grossed US$6 149 746.[2]

Critical response

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Film.ru reviewer Valery Kichin called Oleg Fomin's film a really funny and really relevant comedy.[3]

As noted by political consultant Igor Mintusov, it was filmed very talentedly and very well, there are many moments well captured in form. Although the reality is quite adequately shown there, there are few strategic ideas to be seen there.[4]

According to Boris Nadezhdin, an unregistered candidate for the 2024 Russian presidential election, he had told some of the amusing political stories that would later become the basis for the plot of play and film to the Kvartet I himself.[5]

Sequel

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References

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  1. ^ Five must-watch films about Russian politics
  2. ^ Election Day at the KinoPoisk
  3. ^ Рецензия на фильм «День выборов»
  4. ^ «Выбери меня, выбери меня»: Любимые фильмы политтехнологов
  5. ^ "Надеждин о поддержке в малых городах и решении региональных проблем" (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  6. ^ "«День выборов 2» покажут на ТНТ". 29 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
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