| Serf 2 Son of a Rich 2 | |
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| Directed by | Klim Shipenko |
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| Edited by | Tim Pavelko |
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| Distributed by | Central Partnership |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Budget | ₽768 million |
| Box office | ₽2.711 billion[1] |
Serf 2, also known as Son of a Rich 2 (Russian: Холоп 2) is a 2024 Russian comedy film directed by Klim Shipenko about corrective therapy for majors. The film produced by Yellow, Black and White, is a sequel to the 2019 film Serf, and the stars Miloš Biković, Ivan Okhlobystin, Aleksandr Samoylenko, and Maria Mironova are joined by Aglaya Tarasova and Natalya Rogozhkina, the second to whom got the main female role.[2][3]
Serf 2 premiered in Moscow on December 21, 2023, and was theatrically released in Russia on January 1, 2024, by Central Partnership. The film received mixed reviews from journalists, with praise for the film's scale and criticism of its lack of originality.[4] The film has earned 2.711 billion rubles at the box office so far. Its consecutive release with Central Partnership's The Bremen Town Musicians became the first billionaires of 2024.
Premise
Grisha, while relaxing, suddenly met an impudent girl named Katya, who is used to being rude to people and being unpunished. It is easier for her mother not to notice Katya's antics than to re-educate her. Grisha, having returned from the past, sensitively reacts to all the unfair moments of our life and cannot close his eyes to the lawlessness of Katya, who soon finds herself in another time.[5]
Cast
- Miloš Biković as Gregory 'Grisha', this is a gentleman actor, a.k.a. "Count Grigory Pavlovich Dostoevsky"
- Aglaya Tarasova as Ekaterina 'Katya' / Serf, she is also "young lady Katya"
- Ivan Okhlobystin as Lev Arnoldovich, a psychologist, Anastasia's ex-husband
- Aleksandr Samoylenko as Pavel, a large businessman, Grisha's father, and this is an actor, a.k.a. "Count Pavel Sergeevich Dostoevsky"
- Maria Mironova as Anastasia, former television producer, Pavel’s second wife, and this is an actress, a.k.a. "Katya's mother"
- Natalya Rogozhkina as Katya's mother, a major government official
- Pavel Derevyanko as an actor, a.k.a. "Napoleon Bonaparte"
- Oleg Komarov as an actor, a.k.a. "master Dmitry Alexeevich Timofeev" and "Katya's stepfather"
- Olga Dibtseva as Polina is an actress, a.k.a. "young lady Aglaya Dmitrievna Timofeeva", the master's daughter and "Katya's half-sister"
- Kirill Nagiyev as Anton is an actor, a.k.a. "Count Grigory Pavlovich Dostoevsky’s lackey", a footman
- Sergey Sotserdotsky as Artyom is an actor, a.k.a. "Proshka", a stableman and "Hussar"
- Sophia Zayka as an actress, a.k.a. "Lyuba", a courtyard woman
- Mikhail Babichev as an actor, a.k.a. "Avdey Mikhalych"
- Andrey Malakhov as himself (cameo appearance)
- Ernest Mackevičius as himself, host of the Vesti program (cameo appearance)
- Olivier Siou as translator of Bonaparte's words from French
Production
Casting
The cast, which the audience liked, was not only preserved, but also supplemented with bright shots. The role of the major Katya, who will have to change, finding herself in unusual conditions, will be played by Aglaya Tarasova.[6]
Filming
Klim Shipenko, the sequel to the highest-grossing comedy in Russian history. Principal photography of the second part of the Serf produced by the studio Yellow, Black and White, the online cinema START Studio and MEM Cinema Production with the participation of the television channel "Russia-1", the film company "Central Partnership Productions" and with the support of the Cinema Foundation started in the urban-type settlement of Pushkinskiye Gory (transl. Pushkin Mountains), Pushkinogorsky District, Pskov Oblast and the nearby film village. This was reported by the press service of the distributor Central Partnership.
Release
The premiere was originally scheduled for December 21, 2023,[7] but was then postponed to January 1, 2024.
Marketing
The first teaser trailer and a teaser poster for the New Year's comedy Serf 2 with a release date have been published.[8]
Theatrical
Serf 2 held its world premiere at the Karo 11 October cinema center on New Arbat Avenue in Moscow on December 21, 2023.[9] It is scheduled to be theatrically released by Central Partnership in the Russian Federation on January 1, 2024.
Reception
The budget for the sequel to the highest-grossing comedy in the history of Russian cinema is 500 million rubles. The producers intend to invest 150 million in promoting the project and marketing research.
References
- ↑ Box Office, Russian Cinema Fund`s Analytics (RCFA). Accessed January 1, 2024.
- ↑ Ulanova, Tatyana (20 July 2022). "Режиссер Шипенко рассказал, когда закончит снимать «Холоп-2»" [Director Shipenko told when he will finish filming Serf 2]. Arguments and Facts (in Russian).
- ↑ Клим Шипенко объяснил, почему пропустил церемонию вручения госпремий в Кремле
- ↑ Shestak, Polina (January 2, 2024). "«Сомнительная поделка без души»: отзывы россиян о фильме «Холоп-2»" [“A dubious craft without a soul”: reviews from Russians about the film “Serf 2”]. News.ru (in Russian). Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Холоп 2 / Serf 2, 2023". www.kinoafisha.info (in Russian).
- ↑ "Аглая Тарасова исполнит главную роль в сиквеле "Холопа"" [Aglaya Tarasova will play the main role in the sequel to Serf]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 22 August 2022.
- ↑ "Продолжение "Холопа" выйдет в зимой 2023 года, пишет СМИ" [The sequel to Serf will be released in the winter of 2023, media writes]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 3 October 2022.
- ↑ Yolkin, Ilya (July 31, 2023). "Вышел первый трейлер продолжения "Холопа"" [The first trailer for the continuation of Serf has been released]. Russian Gazette (in Russian). Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ↑ Fadeichev, Sergey (December 21, 2023). "В Москве состоялась премьера комедии Клима Шипенко "Холоп-2"" [The premiere of Klim Shipenko's comedy Serf 2 took place in Moscow]. TASS (in Russian). Retrieved December 21, 2023.