''Beyond the Edge'' (russian: За гранью реальности, Za granyu realnosti) is a 2018 Russian

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directed by Aleksandr Boguslavskiy and

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. Michael, a talented gambler, gathers a team of people with supernatural powers to win big at a casino. But at the game he finds himself up against a much stronger mystical rival and ends up in a deadlock putting in danger himself and his team that he has grown to love. It stars

Miloš Biković Miloš Biković ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Биковић, ; born January 13, 1988) is a Serbian actor and producer. His best known films are box office hits '' Serf'' and ''South Wind''. He is also known for his roles in movies ''Sunstroke'' directe ...

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and

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/ref> The film was released in Russia on March 1, 2018.

Plot

Michael is a talented gambler who thinks through his every move and counts only on himself. He plans a heist at a luxury European casino. Michael rolls out his scheme brilliantly, until he runs up against a mysterious rival (Alex) at a poker table. During the game Michael's cards mysteriously change in his hands. He loses everything, and his scheme gets blown up. Victor – a cruel and dangerous casino owner – is sure that Michael and Alex work together. Victor says that Michael must repay a huge debt – everything that Alex won – and gives him a week to comply. Michael seems to be facing a deadlock but gathers a team of experts with superpowers to quickly win at a casino and repay the debt. The superpowers of his team members help Michael skip a long preparation process. Eric is a rich kid, a party boy who has a slight power of telekinesis. He uses his power to move small objects (e.g., a roulette ball or cubes). Tony is a taxi driver who controls electronics, devices and tools. For example, he can turn a camera away at the right time. Kevin is a hypnotist and

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, who can put any thought into anyone's head for a short interval. Veronika is a telepath who can hear and transmit thoughts at a distance. Her power helps Michael communicate with his team so that no security service can overhear them. Michael and his ‘supernatural’ team go to a casino to win big. He finds himself up against his mysterious rival and ends up putting himself and his team in danger.

Cast

as Michael *

as Gordon *

as Veronika, telepath. *

Yevgeny Stychkin Yevgeny Alekseevich Stychkin (russian: Евге́ний Алексе́евич Сты́чкин; born 10 June 1974) is a Russian actor and director known for his roles in '' God Loves Caviar'' and ''Trotsky''. Biography Yevgeny Stychkin was born ...

as Tony, controls electronics. *

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as Kevin, hypnotist, member of the scam team Michael * as Eric, telekinesis. * Petar Zekavica as Alex * as Victor * Nikita Dyuvbanov as Leon * Alessandra Starr Ward as female supervisor

Production

Director Aleksandr Boguslavskiy decided to play Biković in roulette. Bikovich won and his remark was added to the film. Producers turned to the casino's security chief for advice on making the film realistic. Scenes in an underground casino, in a plane and in a forest were shot in a real

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airplane, inside of which a game room was built.

Filming

Filming lasted a month during March–February 2016. Casino scenes were filmed in Oracul casino, located in Azov-City, the first federal gambling zone on the border of the

Rostov Oblast Rostov Oblast ( rus, Росто́вская о́бласть, r=Rostovskaya oblast, p=rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast has an area of and a populati ...

and the

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. They filmed in former gambling establishment Golden Palace Casino. A number of scenes were filmed in the hotel Kosmos (both buildings are located in

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References

External links

Official website
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