''Lost in Russia'' (, russian: Затерянные в России) is a 2020 Chinese

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

co-written and directed by Xu Zheng, who also stars in the lead role. The film can be considered the third in the "Lost in" series by Xu Zheng, following ''

Lost in Thailand ''Lost in Thailand'' is a 2012 Chinese comedy film directed and co-written by Xu Zheng and starring Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang, and Huang Bo. The film is about three Chinese men traveling in Thailand: two competing scientists searching for their boss ...

'' and ''

Lost in Hong Kong ''Lost in Hong Kong'' is a 2015 Chinese comedy film directed, co-written and co-produced by Xu Zheng, starring himself along with Bao Bei'er, Zhao Wei, and Du Juan. This is Xu's second directorial feature, after the huge domestic hit ''Lost in Tha ...

'', although all three films' plot and characters are unrelated, and Xu himself has not confirmed a connection between the three films. The film follows the story of an awkward journey to Russia of a manipulative mother and her middle-aged son who wanted to rebel and escape on the K3 train. The film premiered in China digitally on January 25, 2020, during the

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Cast

* Xu Zheng as Xu Ivan, the boss of "Nuanba". His first name, Ivan, comes from the 1962 Soviet war drama film ''

Ivan's Childhood ''Ivan's Childhood'' (russian: Ива́ново де́тство, ''Ivanovo detstvo''), sometimes released as ''My Name Is Ivan'' in the US, is a 1962 Soviet war drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Co-written by Mikhail Papava, Andrei Konch ...

'', which was a favorite film of his mother. *Huang Meiying as Lu Xiaohua, Xu's mother. *

Yuan Quan Yuan Quan (, born 16 October 1977), also known as Yolanda Yuan, is a Chinese actress and singer. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama where she majored in drama. Career Yuan starred in her first film ''Rhapsody of Spring'' (1998), w ...

as Zhang Lu, Xu's soon to be ex-wife. *Jia Bing as conductor. *Guo Jingfei as Guo Tie, Xu's assistant. * Huang Jingyu as Da Long, Xu's driver (cameo). *

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as Michael. *

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as a passenger. * Song Xiaobao *

Huang Bo Huang Bo (; born August 26, 1974) is a Chinese actor, film director, singer and the current vice-chairman of China Film Association. He is the winner of multiple Chinese film awards, and ranked 34th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, ...

as a billionaire (cameo). * Olga Magnytskao as Natasha.

Production

Most of the film was shot on location in Russia. Filming locations included

Lake Baikal Lake Baikal (, russian: Oзеро Байкал, Ozero Baykal ); mn, Байгал нуур, Baigal nuur) is a rift lake in Russia. It is situated in southern Siberia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Repu ...

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

, and

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

Release

The film was slated for release on January 24, 2020 in China but was withdrawn due to

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later acquired the distributed rights to the film in China for 630 million yuan, one of the largest distribution fees ever paid for a Chinese comedy film. On January 25, 2020, the film was digitally released on ByteDance's platforms

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, Xigua for free.

References

External links

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Lost in Russia (Review - English)
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