“Game” ( “Features of the National Football” ) - Russian sports comedy of 2008 , directed by Alexander Rogozhkin . It was released on May 29, 2008; the main roles were played by Yuri Stepanov , Kirill Pirogov , Alexey Buldakov and Arthur Vakha .
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| Genre | comedy |
| Producer | Alexander Rogozhkin |
| Producer | Alexey Uchitel Sergey Titinkov |
| Author script | Alexander Rogozhkin |
| In the main cast | Yuri Stepanov Artyom Volobuev Love of Lviv Alexey Buldakov |
| Operator | Alexander Smirnov |
| Composer | Dmitry Pavlov |
| Film company | First channel TPO "Rock" |
| Duration | 90 min |
| Fees | $ 340 102 |
| A country |  Russia |
| Tongue | Russian |
| Year | 2008 |
| IMDb | ID 1285165 |
Film slogan: “ Want to see how the Russian team wins the World Cup? ".
Content
Story
Russia wins the right to host the 2018 World Cup .
2018 year. The Russian team sensationally reaches the final and is preparing for the final meeting with the Romanian team . The film excerpts broadcast friendly matches against Kenya and Uruguay and the final match of the World Cup. Different people work at the training base of the Russian national team - coaches, doctors, administrators, watchmen and even cleaners. The result of the final game and the team itself will depend on them. All of them are devotedly devoted to football.
At the base, strange, and sometimes curious, events begin to occur. In the quarterfinal match, the best forward of the national team Sergei Voronin is out of order, which inflicts a serious blow on the team. Someone wants to capitalize on what is happening, someone to help. The main characters are trying to figure out what is happening. And so the final match begins. All eyes are riveted to the screens. The Russians must be able to withstand the trials and win, in spite of any obstacles.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yuri Stepanov | senior administrator of the Russian national team Mikhail Dmitrievich Zvonov |
| Artyom Volobuev | Assistant to the Senior Administrator of the Russian national team Nikolay Sergeyevich Kasatkin |
| Love of Lviv | cleaning philologist Masha |
| Kirill Pirogov | head coach of the Russian national team Oleg Pavlovich Kuzmin |
| Natalya Surkova | Vera Pavlovna |
| Alexey Buldakov | watchman of the training base of the Russian national team Ernest Karlovich Berg |
| Arthur Waha | massage therapist of the Russian national team Viktor Petrovich |
| Igor Starilov | Vania |
| Pavel Gorozhankin | Mitya |
| Daniil Strakhov | businessman Azis |
| Alexander Lymarev | goalkeeper of the Russian team Alexander Tsybinsky |
| Victor Babich | Russian national team coach |
| Dmitry Palamarchuk | forward of the Russian national team Sergey Voronin |
| Alexander Zagoskin | captain of the Russian national team (No. 13) Sapronov |
| Fedor Gorbunov | player of the Russian national team (No. 18) Klimenko |
| Ruslan Smirnov | traffic police inspector Vasya |
| Pavel Shuvaev | biker |
| Yuri Itskov | negotiator Sergey Danilovich |
| Mikhail Krylov | commander of a platoon of riot police, captain Goose |
| Andrey Kaverin | OMONman at the Lokomotiv stadium Nikolaev |
| Vladimir Sterzhakov | ambulance doctor at the Lokomotiv stadium |
| Alena Fonina | cheerleader at the Lokomotiv stadium |
| Vadim Pomerantsev | Head of the security training base of the Russian national team |
| Daria Rodimova | ex-girlfriend of Nikolai Kasatkin |
| Igor Samoilov | bartender |
| Zhargal Sanzhiev | samurai number 1 |
| Park Hyuk Soo | samurai number 2 |
| Yuri Sazonov | sculpture of football player number 1 |
| Anton Eskin | sculpture of football player number 2 |
| Andrey Abramov | FIFA President Henri Goglier |
| Vladimir Stolyarov | football commentator |
Filming
The semifinals and finals of the “World Cup” were filmed at the Lokomotiv stadium in Cherkizovo.
Facts
- The film turned out to be prophetic, since on December 2, 2010, Russia really wins the right to host the 2018 World Cup , which really took place 10 years after the film was shot.
- In the episode where before the final match the children put up a round banner with the ball and the flags of the countries on the center of the field, you can see that, in addition to the hosts, 30 world teams, including Denmark , Iran , Egypt , Italy , Spain , are participating in the Russian World Cup Cameroon , Nigeria , China , Brazil , England , Greece , Australia , Germany , Slovakia , Mexico , Austria , Argentina , Saudi Arabia , France , Uruguay , Chile , Portugal , Japan , Croatia , Netherlands , Poland , USA , Republic of Korea , Sweden and South Africa
- The rival of the Russian national team in the final, the 31st team, is unknown, but the name on the scoreboard “... MANIA” makes it clear that this is Romania (ROMANIA) - the 31st team to be found.
- The Russian national team 2018 plays in the form in which the real Russian national team played in the qualifying tournament for the European Championship 2008 .
- The name of the player of the Russian national team 2018 with number 8 on his back is Rogozhkin.
- The hedgehog made the mascot of the world championship in the film, although the wolf became the mascot of the real world championship [1] .
Links
- Official movie website / web archive /
- "Game" on the site "Encyclopedia of Russian Cinema"
- Review on the CineLife website