Love in the Big City 2
{{short description|2010 film by Marius Vaisbergas}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Love in the Big City 2
| image = Love_in_the_Big_City_2.jpg
| caption =
| director = Maryus Vaysberg
| writer = Maryus Vaysberg
| starring = {{Unbulleted list|Aleksey Chadov|Volodymyr Zelenskyy|Ville Haapasalo|Vera Brezhneva}}
| music = Vladimir Sayko
| cinematography = Irek Khartovich
| editing =
| producer = Sergei Livnev
Lev Nikolau
| story =
| studio =
| distributor = Leopolis
| released = {{film date|2010|02|24}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = {{Unbulleted list|Russia|Ukraine|USA}}
| language = Russian, English
| budget = $2,500,000 (estimated)
| gross = $10 208 556{{Cite web|url=https://kinobusiness.com/movies/451127/|work=KinoBusiness|title=ЛЮБОВЬ В БОЛЬШОМ ГОРОДЕ-2}}
$12,923,001 worldwide
}}
Love in the Big City 2 ({{langx|ru|Любовь в большом городе 2|Lyubov v bolshom gorode 2}}) is a 2010 romantic comedy film directed by Maryus Vaysberg.{{cite web|url=https://rg.ru/2010/02/17/kino-site.html|work=Rossiyskaya Gazeta|title=Вот и вся любовь|author=Oksana Naralenkova|date=17 February 2010 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.ru/msk/artwork/180933/review|work=Time Out|title=Любовь в большом городе-2}} This is the second film in the trilogy about the adventures of three friends in search of true love.{{cite web |title=Любовь в большом городе-3 |url=https://smotrim.ru/brand/57336 |website=Smotrim |access-date=14 March 2022}}{{cite web |title=Любовь в большом городе 3 |url=https://www.romanticcollection.ru/films/lyubov-v-bolshom-gorode-3 |website=Romantic Collection |access-date=14 March 2022}} This film is a project by Kvartal 95 Studio.{{cite web |title=Кохання у великому місті 2 |url=https://kvartal95.com/ua/projects/lyubov-v-bolshom-gorode-2/ |website=Kvartal 95 Studio |access-date=14 March 2022}}
In 2018 the film was banned in Ukraine.{{cite web | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/zelensky-revealed-us-film-editor-on-his-friendship-ukraines-president-2022-3 | title=The real Volodymyr Zelenskyy. His US film editor reveals the man behind the scenes | website=Business Insider }}{{in lang|uk}} [https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2019/01/17/7204105/ "Night watch", "Love in a big city 2": in the State Committee called new prohibited films], Ukrayinska Pravda (17 January 2019){{cite web |title=Українцям заборонили "Кохання", Зеленський - у прольоті |url=https://znaj.ua/show-business/187432-ukrajincyam-zaboronili-kohannya-zelenskiy-u-proloti |website=ZNAJ.UA |date=13 November 2018 |access-date=14 March 2022}}{{clarify|date=April 2022}}
Plot
The film begins in Thailand, on the ranch of Igor's father, and continues in Moscow. Igor invites friends to the ranch to introduce Nastya to his father and to have a good time. On the way to the plane the friends get acquainted with a young American family that is going to one of the monasteries to recover from infertility. Igor, Artem and Sauna try to dissuade their girlfriends from visiting the monastery, but without success. An ancient idol is located in the monastery, which according to the legends, grants paternity to anyone who touches it. Despite the monk's warning, the friends still make physical contact with the idol and are now doomed to conceive a child at the first sexual intercourse. Afraid of this, they temporarily decide to refrain from sex, which causes discontent of their sweethearts, who become offended and leave. Igor's situation is aggravated by the fact that his father is an oligarch against his relationship with Nastya and wants to arrange a profitable marriage for him in order to fix his financial affairs, and Nastya learns about this with all the ensuing consequences. The guys decide to spend the rest of their time in leisure, but then they meet their old friend — Saint Valentine, who puts a new spell on them — only one of them will become a father, and the rest will be able to have a child no earlier than in 10 years. The guys realize that they are ready for paternity, and adventures begin.{{cite web |title=Кохання у великому місті-2 |url=https://ictv.ua/ua/tvproject/4790/ |website=ICTV |access-date=14 March 2022}}
Cast
- Aleksey Chadov — Artem
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy — Igor
- Ville Haapasalo — Oleg "Sauna"
- Vera Brezhneva — Katya
- Svetlana Khodchenkova — Nastya Korshun
- Anastasia Zadorozhnaya — Alisa Gromova
- Leonid Yarmolnik — father of Igor
- Igor Vernik — director of the dental clinic
- Philipp Kirkorov — Buddhist monk (Saint Valentine)
- Pavel Volya — taxi driver Hamlet
- Anastasia Stotskaya — Vika (cameo appearance)
- Igor Jijikine — Oleg
- Pavel Derevyanko — guard of the sports building
- Mikhail Yefremov — coach
- Ravshana Kurkova — Elena
- Evelina Bledans — Irina Sergeevna
- Aleksandr Loye — assistant duty officer for internal affairs
- Olga Zinkovskaya — client of Nastia
- Spartak Sumchenko — Oleg's classmate
- Sergei Friends — Patient Anastasia Igorevny
- Evgeny Koshevoi — guest worker
Production
References
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External links
{{Portal|Film}}
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1510274 IMDB - Lyubov v bolshom gorode 2]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPDn2lSrcNI&t=10s YouTube - Official trailer]
- [https://kvartal95.com/ua/projects/lyubov-v-bolshom-gorode-2 Kvartal 95 Studio - Кохання у великому місті 2]
{{Love in the Big City}}
Category:Ukrainian romantic comedy films
Category:Russian romantic comedy films
Category:2010 romantic comedy films
Category:Films directed by Maryus Vaysberg
Category:Films set in Thailand
Category:Films shot in Thailand
Category:Russian sex comedy films