Election Day (2007 film)
{{Infobox film
| name = Election Day
| image = Election Day (2007 film).jpg
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|language=ru|title=День выборов|nolink=yes}}
| director = Oleg Fomin
| producer = {{ubl|Nikolai Ulyanov|Oleg Beglov}}
| writer = {{ubl|Sergey Petreykov|Rostislav Khait|Leonid Barats}}
| starring = {{ubl|Kvartet I|Vasily Utkin|Mikhail Yefremov|Nonna Grishayeva|{{ill|Maxim Vitorgan|ru|Виторган, Максим Эммануилович}}}}
| cinematography = Vasily Sikachinsky
| music = {{ubl|Alexey Kortnev|Sergei Chekryzhov}}
| country = Russia
| language = Russian
| runtime = 125 min
| studio = STAR-T
| released = {{Film date|2007|10|18|df=yes}}
}}
Election Day ({{langx|ru|link=no|italic=yes|День выборов|Den vyborov}}) is a 2007 Russian comedy film directed by Oleg Fomin.[http://www.russia-direct.org/analysis/five-must-watch-films-about-russian-politics Five must-watch films about Russian politics]
Synopsis
The staff of a successful Moscow radio station are sent into the Volga region to assist in the promotion of a candidate for the local governor elections. They are assisted by the local theatre director, a fake priest, and their boss' connections.
Cast
- Kvartet I:
- Kamil Larin as Kamil, the electrician
- {{Interlanguage link|Rostislav Khait|ru|Хаит, Ростислав Валерьевич}} as Slava, the journalist of the "Kind of radio"
- Aleksandr Demidov as Sasha, the administrator of the "Kind of radio" and the campaign manager
- Leonid Barats as Alex, the journalist of the "Kind of radio"
- Vasily Utkin as Igor Vladimirovich Tsaplin, a candidate for Governor of Samara Oblast
- Yevgeny Steblov as San Sanych, the director of the Petukhov Russian Regional Drama Theatre
- Mikhail Yefremov as "Father Innocent" (in fact con artist Mikhail)
- Nonna Grishayeva as Nonna, the host of the "Kind of radio"
- {{ill|Maxim Vitorgan|ru|Виторган, Максим Эммануилович}} as Max, the host of the "Kind of radio"
- {{ill|Mikhail Kozyrev|ru|Козырев, Михаил Натанович}} as Mikhail Natanovich, the general producer of the "Kind of radio"
- Yelena Shevchenko as Viktoria, Emmanuil Gedeonovich‘s companion
- {{ill|Yelena Knyazeva|ru|Князева, Елена Львовна}} as Lyolya, Viktoria’s friend
- {{ill|Anna Azarova|ru|Азарова, Анна Александровна}} as Anya, Mikhail's lover and secretary
- {{ill|Aleksandr Semchev|ru|Семчев, Александр Львович}} as Yemelyanov, the incumbent Governor of Samara Oblast
- {{ill|Alexey Kortnev|ru|Кортнев, Алексей Анатольевич}} as Alexey Paramonov, the Cossack chieftain
- Valery Barinov as Lieutenant General Ivan Burdun, commander of the "top secret" military base
- {{ill|Pavel Abdalov|ru|Абдалов, Павел Арсенович}} as Boris, the manager of the liquor producer
- {{ill|MikhailYevlanov|ru|Евланов, Михаил Михайлович}} as Fedya, Boris's side-kick
- {{ill|Sergey Chonishvili|ru|Чонишвили, Сергей Ножериевич}} as Emmanuil Gedeonovich (voice only)
- Alexander Gurevich as Alexey Vitalyevich Alinkin, a candidate for Governor of Saratov Oblast
- Cameos:
- Andrey Makarevich and Georgy Martirosyan (duo of non-commercial song Two Against The Wind)
- Sergey Shnurov and Leningrad (The Innormals)
- Bi-2 (Smoke On The Water)
- Uma2rman (UpSideDown)
- Valeriy Syutkin (the band of the furniture store Oliver Twist)
- Seryoga (Nikola Sokol)
- Ivanushki International (Ivan and Ushki)
- Chaif (The Volga Bells Duo)
- Dmitry Pevtsov, Yevgeny Stychkin, Marat Basharov and Oleg Fomin (The Dentists)
- Marianna Maksimovskaya
- Vladimir Kara-Murza Sr. (TV version only)
Reception
=Box office=
Election Day has grossed US$6 149 746.[https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/309408/ Election Day] at the KinoPoisk
=Critical response=
Film.ru reviewer Valery Kichin called Oleg Fomin's film a really funny and really relevant comedy.[https://www.film.ru/articles/burlaki-na-volge Рецензия на фильм «День выборов»]
As noted by political consultant Igor Mintusov, it was filmed very talentedly and very well, there are many moments well captured in form. Although the reality is quite adequately shown there, there are few strategic ideas to be seen there.[https://www.kinopoisk.ru/media/article/3142949/ «Выбери меня, выбери меня»: Любимые фильмы политтехнологов]
According to Boris Nadezhdin, an unregistered candidate for the 2024 Russian presidential election, he had told some of the amusing political stories that would later become the basis for the plot of play and film to the Kvartet I himself.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/live/kQxaPC_PdfU?t=3635|title=Надеждин о поддержке в малых городах и решении региональных проблем|lang=ru-RU|access-date=2024-02-05}}
Sequel
- {{Interlanguage link|Election Day 2|ru|День выборов 2}} (2016){{Cite web |url=http://www.intermedia.ru/news/293322 |title=«День выборов 2» покажут на ТНТ |date=29 March 2016 |access-date=2016-04-06 |archive-date=2016-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410034705/http://www.intermedia.ru/news/293322}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1198196}}
Category:Russian comedy road movies
Category:2000s Russian-language films
Category:Russian political satire films
Category:Films about elections
Category:2000s comedy road movies
Category:Russian-language comedy films
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