Kiss Them All! (Russian: Горько!, romanized: Gorko!) is a 2013 Russian film directed by Zhora Kryzhovnikov and produced by Timur Bekmambetov, Ilya Burets, Dmitry Nelidov, and Sergey Svetlakov. The movie is a wedding comedy. Natasha and Roma — these two characters are the protagonists of the film who are progressive and talented and dream to organize their wedding by the sea, while Natasha's stepfather Boris Ivanovich wants classic Russian wedding in a restaurant.[3][4][5]
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| Directed by | Zhora Kryzhovnikov |
| Produced by | Timur Bekmambetov Ilya Burets Dmitry Nelidov Sergey Svetlakov |
| Starring | Yuliya Aleksandrova Egor Koreshkov Yan Tsapnik Sergey Svetlakov Aleksandr Pal |
| Cinematography | Dmitry Gribanov |
Production companies | Bazelevs Production Lunapark Film Company |
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| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Budget | 1.5 million $ |
| Box office | 27.3 million $[1][2] |
Plot
editNatasha and Roma are progressive and talented young people who dream to organize their wedding by the sea in Europe. But Natasha's stepfather thinks differently and drafts his own plan. Being the town manager he feels such an event should be a springboard for his own career.
Cast
edit- Yuliya Aleksandrova as Natasha, the bride, a gas company employee
- Egor Koreshkov as Roma, the groom, a journalist of the local newspaper
- Yan Tsapnik as Boris, Natasha's stepfather, a town manager and former Blue Beret
- Yelena Valyushkina as Tatyana, Natasha's mother, a housewife
- Yuliya Sules as Lyuba, Roma's mother, a hairdresser
- Vasily Kortukov as Evgeny, Roma's father, a fishing lures maker
- Aleksandr Pal as "Khipar" (Alexey), Roma's brother who just got out of jail
- Sergey Svetlakov as the star master of ceremonies (cameo)
- Valentina Mazunina as Ksyukha, Khipar's girlfriend
- Danila Yakushev as Semyon, Natasha's boss
- Sergey Lavygin as Uncle Tolya, Roma's relative from Tuapse
- Sergey Gabrielyan Jr. as Dima, brother to Roma and Khipar who has been recording the wedding on his camera
- Anastasia Dobakhova as Lyuda, the bridesmaid
- Mikhail Grubov as Sanya, the groomsman
- Evgenia Agenorova as Roma's grandmother
Reception
editKiss them All is the most profitable domestic film in the history of Russian box office, having managed to earn more than 27.3 million dollars on a budget of 1.5 million $.[1][2]
The film received mainly positive reviews and reception from critics. Russia Beyond the Headlines wrote in the review— "Russian viewers were offended but laughed, and critics loved it."[3] However, it got a huge negative backlash from viewers. Peak of negativity was after popular Russian YouTube blogger BadComedian made a negative review of this film.
Sequel
editThe film was followed by Kiss Them All! 2, which became the most profitable film of 2014 in Russia.[6]
Remake
editA Mexican remake of the film was released in 2018 and was named «Hasta que la boda nos separe» («Until the wedding breaks us apart»). In Russia it's known as «Kiss Them All in Mexico» (Russian: Горько в Мексике).
References
edit- ^ a b "Кинобизнес / Cамые прибыльные и убыточные отечественные фильмы в кинопрокате России 2013 года" (in Russian). Кинобизнес. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Zakupki.ru. О механизмах господдержки кинематографии" (in Russian). Искусство кино. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Russians' love-hate relationship with the hit film "Gorko!"". RBth. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Gorko!". Russian Film Week. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Gorko". Filmweb. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ Михаил Филберт (26 March 2015). "Количество успешных российских фильмов выросло". Cinemaplex.
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