How I Became Russian

How I Became Russian
How I Became Russian
Traditional Chinese	戰鬥民族養成記
Simplified Chinese	战斗民族养成记
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhàndòu Mínzú Yǎngchéng Jì
Directed by	Xia Hao; Akaki Sakhelashvili
Written by	Andrey Zolotarev; Lei Guanglin
Produced by	Fang Qianli; Georgy Shabanov
Starring	Dong Chang; Vitaliy Khaev; Elizaveta Kononowa; Sergey Chirkov
Cinematography	Yu Qingwei
Edited by	Du Yu
Music by	Dmitry Lanskoy
Production; companies	Huace Film&TV; U. Lan Media; Qingdao West Coast Cultural Industry Investment Co., Ltd; All Media
Distributed by	Huace Film&TV
Release dates	17 January 2019 (Russia); 24 January 2019 (China);
Running time	93 minutes
Countries	China; Russia
Languages	Mandarin; Russian

How I Became Russian (Chinese: 战斗民族养成记; Russian: Как я стал русским) is a 2019 Chinese-Russian romantic comedy film directed by Xia Hao and Akaki Sakhelashvili, written by Andrey Zolotarev and Lei Guanglin, and starring Dong Chang, Vitaliy Khaev, Elizaveta Kononowa, and Sergey Chirkov.^[1]^[2]^[3] The film is an adaptation of the 2015 Russian comedy television series of the same name. The film premiered in Russia on 17 January 2019, and opened in China on 24 January 2019. The film follows a young Chinese man named Peng Peng as he tries to win the right to marry the Russian woman he fell in love with by overcoming trials that his would-be father-in-law creates for him.^[4]^[5]

Cast

Dong Chang as Peng Peng, Protagonist and Ira's boyfriend.
Vitaliy Khaev as Anatoliy Platonov, Ira's father.
Elizaveta Kononowa as Ira Platanova, Peng's girlfriend.
Sergey Chirkov as Roman Andreevich Bistrov
Hrant Tokhatyan as Ruben
Natalya Surkova as female cook
Sergey Sosnovsky as Fyodor
Wu Yuyao as Peng Cheng
Yang Zhiying as Peng's mother
Li Yuwen as Peng's father
Sheng Caixin as Grandpa
Hong Bingyao as Hong Shisi
Bai Feimeng as a heavy man nicknamed "Fatty"
Luo Zhouhong as an old aunt

Production

This film was shot in both Russia and China. Filming took place in Moscow, Beijing, and Shanghai in 2018.

Release

In November 2018, the producers announced that the film was scheduled for release on January 24, 2019.

Douban gave the drama 4.7 out of 10.

References

^ 电影《战斗民族养成记》公映中国女婿为爱勇闯俄罗斯. sznews.com (in Chinese). 28 January 2019.
^ 《战斗民族养成记》MV洗脑发布跨国专列千里寻爱. 163.com (in Chinese). 8 January 2019.
^ 《战斗民族养成记》正在热映董畅全程俄语获赞. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ Ma, Zewang (15 January 2019). 《战斗民族养成记》试映彪悍"跨国求婚"故事笑点足. people.com.cn (in Chinese).
^ 《战斗民族养成记》北京首映董畅文武双全搞定岳父大人. dzwww.com (in Chinese). 11 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

External links

How I Became Russian at IMDb
How I Became Russian at Douban (in Chinese)
How I Became Russian at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)

[1] 电影《战斗民族养成记》公映中国女婿为爱勇闯俄罗斯. sznews.com (in Chinese). 28 January 2019.

[2] 《战斗民族养成记》MV洗脑发布跨国专列千里寻爱. 163.com (in Chinese). 8 January 2019.

[3] 《战斗民族养成记》正在热映董畅全程俄语获赞. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

[4] Ma, Zewang (15 January 2019). 《战斗民族养成记》试映彪悍"跨国求婚"故事笑点足. people.com.cn (in Chinese).

[5] 《战斗民族养成记》北京首映董畅文武双全搞定岳父大人. dzwww.com (in Chinese). 11 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

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