How I Became Russian
5.2
Getting your fiancee's father to like you is not an easy task. The Chinese guy Pen also faces this problem when he goes to Moscow for his love, Ira, without even knowing what a nightmare awaits him.
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Cast
40 people
Dong Chang
Peng Peng - Ira's boyfriend
Also in
The Burning River
Love on the Turquoise Land
Vitaliy Khaev
Anatoliy Platonov
Known for
Salyut-7
Why Don't You Just Die!
Elizaveta Kononova
Ira Platonova
Known for
Fib the Truth
Sergey Chirkov
Roman Andreevich Bystrov
Known for
Hooked on the Game
The House Elf
Hrant Tokhatyan
Ruben
Known for
The Earthquake
Natalya Surkova
Petrovna - female cook
Known for
The Fool
We Are from the Future 2
Vadim Smirnov
Ignat - Platonov's bodyguard
Also in
House Arrest
Fugitive
Dmitriy Smirnov
Kolya - Platonov's bodyguard
Also in
House Arrest
Fugitive
Sergey Sosnovsky
Fyodor
Known for
Better Than Us
Method
Sergey Belyaev
Semyonych
Also in
Guests From the Past
Inspector Gavrilov
Andrey Morozov
man at gas station
Also in
Year of Culture
The Last Cop
Igor Gasparyan
Taxi driver
Known for
Son of a Rich
Playing the Victim
Xia Hao Director · Akaki Sahelashvili Director Alexandr Markin Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.7M · Budget $5M · First release January 14, 2019
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,668,824
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Nebo
Production
U. Lan Media Hongkong
Production
Cinema Foundation of Russia
Production
All Media Company
Production
Central Partnership
Production
Huace Film & TV
Production
Небо
Production
China · Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Как я стал русским
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Chinese · Russian
Release dates
China · January 14, 2019
Premiere
China · January 25, 2019
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Estonia
March 1, 2019 · Theatrical
Latvia
March 1, 2019 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 8, 2019 · Theatrical
Russia
January 17, 2019 · Premiere
February 7, 2019 · Digital · OKKO (streaming service)
January 6, 2020 · TV · REN-TV
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