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Versus (2016 Film)
''Versus'' (russian: Молот, Molot) is a 2016 Russian sports-drama film directed by Nurbek Egen. It was released on November 3, 2016 (in Russia). Plot When MMA fighter Victor gets into a car accident, the bandit Shark threatens to kill his beloved girl if he does not agree to throw a fight in the ring. Filming The movie was filmed partly in Saint Petersburg. For filming Birzhevoy Bridge was blocked, which connects the Vasilyevsky Island with the Petrograd side. Cast * Aleksey Chadov as Victor Stroev aka Russian Hammer * Oksana Akinshina as Vera * Anton Shagin as Shark * Sergey Chirkov as Alik * Melvin Manhoef Melvin Manhoef (born 11 May 1976) is a retired Surinamese-born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. In kickboxing, he is a former It's Showtime Middleweight Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion. In mixed mar ... as Manuel Rivera aka Typhoon Marketing Movie trailer was released online September 7, 2016. Facts * All the scenes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurbek Egen
Nurbek Egen (Russian Нурбек Эген; born 3 December 1975) is a Kyrgyz and Russian film and TV director and screenwriter. His films have won two Young Artist Awards: his short film ''Sanzhyra'' as Best Short Foreign Film and his feature film The Wedding Chest as Outstanding International Drama. Biography Nurbek Egen was born Osh Oblast, Kirghiz SSR. Having graduated from Physics and Mathematics school, he studied acting at Arts Institute in Bishkek for two years. In 1994 he entered the Faculty of Directing at Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK) and studied under the guidance of Vladimir Khotinenko. He graduated from VGIK in 2000. In 2009-2010 he studied Directing at New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, USA. While studying at VGIK, Egen made his short films ''One Day Older'' (1998) and ''Closed Space'' (1999). His short film ''Sanzhyra'' has been a part of competition programs of more than 50 international festivals and received the Best Short Foreign Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
