How I Became Russian
A lighthearted, satirical romantic comedy about cultural clash and winning over a skeptical father-in-law, driven by optimism and comedic mishaps.
Getting your fiancee's father to like you is not an easy task. The Chinese guy Pen also faces this problem when he goes to Moscow for his love, Ira, without even knowing what a nightmare awaits him.
Essence
Ensemble
Dong Chang
Peng Peng - Ira's boyfriend
Vitaliy Khaev
Anatoliy Platonov
Elizaveta Kononova
Ira Platonova
Sergey Chirkov
Roman Andreevich Bystrov
Hrant Tokhatyan
Ruben
Natalya Surkova
Petrovna - female cook
Vadim Smirnov
Ignat - Platonov's bodyguard
Dmitriy Smirnov
Kolya - Platonov's bodyguard
Sergey Sosnovsky
Fyodor
Sergey Belyaev
Semyonych
Andrey Morozov
man at gas station
Igor Gasparyan
Taxi driver
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