How I Became 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 the story of a Chinese young man who named Peng Peng marries his wife through the test of his Russian father-in-law.[4][5]

How I Became Russian
Traditional戰鬥民族養成記
Simplified战斗民族养成记
MandarinZhàndòu Mínzú Yǎngchéng Jì
Directed byXia Hao
Akaki Sakhelashvili
Produced byFang Qianli
Georgy Shabanov
Written byAndrey Zolotarev
Lei Guanglin
StarringDong Chang
Vitaliy Khaev
Elizaveta Kononowa
Sergey Chirkov
Music byDmitry Lanskoy
CinematographyYu Qingwei
Edited byDu Yu
Production
company
Huace Film&TV
U. Lan Media
Qingdao West Coast Cultural Industry Investment Co., Ltd
All Media
Distributed byHuace Film&TV
Release date
  • 17 January 2019 (2019-01-17) (Russia)
  • 24 January 2019 (2019-01-24) (China)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryChina
Russia
LanguageMandarin
Russian
For the STS Russian television series, see How I Became Russian (series).

Cast
  • Dong Chang as Peng Peng, 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 Sosnovskiy 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
  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.
  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.
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