The Alien Girl

The Alien Girl (Russian: чужая, romanized: Chuzhaya) is a 2010 Russian action film directed by Anton Bormatov. Co-written by Vladimir Nesterenko and Sergei Sokolyuk, the film features Natalia Romanycheva in the lead role along with Evgeniy Tkachuk, Kirill Polukhin, Anatoliy Otradnov, Aleksandr Golubkov and Evgeniy Mundum. It is based on a novel of the same name, by author Vladimir “Adolfovich” Nesterenko.[1]

The Alien Girl
Film poster
Russianчужая
Directed byAnton Bormatov
Produced byKonstantin Ernst
Alexey Kucherenko
Igor Tolstunov
Written byVladimir Nesterenko
Sergei Sokolyuk
StarringNatalia Romanycheva
Evgeniy Tkachuk
Kirill Polukhin
Anatoliy Otradnov
CinematographyAnastasi Mikhalov
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • 17 June 2010 (2010-06-17)
Running time
100 mins
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian

Set in the 1990s, the film follows a group of henchmen sent by a Ukrainian mob boss to kidnap a gang member's sister hiding in the Czech Republic. Things take a turn when she is revealed to be a killer who plays her captors against each other.

The film was released in Russia on 17 June 2010. It was released in America by Fox International Productions on 17 December 2010.[2][3] It received largely unfavorable reviews.[4][5]

Synopsis

In the 1990s Ukraine, a mob boss finds his existence threatened when a gang member almost sells out to the police. In order to deal with this issue, he sends four henchmen to kidnap the gang member's sister Angela, so that he can take her hostage and make him change his decision. However, Angela is revealed to be a ruthless killer who cleverly starts to pit the two gangs against each other in a series of violent and seductive events.

Cast
  • Natalia Romanycheva as Angela/Alien
  • Evgeniy Tkachuk as Nimble
  • Kirill Polukhin as Baby
  • Anatoliy Otradnov as Weight
  • Aleksandr Golubkov as Snot
  • Evgeniy Mundum as Raspel

References
  1. "Fortissimo pacts with Fox International Productions". Screen International. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  2. "Fox Int'l signs with sales agent Fortissimo". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  3. "Fortissimo, Fox team on foreign film sales". Variety. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  4. "Alien Girl". Rotten Tomatoes.
  5. "Alien Girl Reviews". Metacritic.
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