''Off the Rails'', also known as ''Riding Wild'' (russian: Поехавшая, Poyekhavshaya, lit=Traveling by bike) is a 2023 Russian road movie directed by Anton Maslov, author of the book ''Why Stay at Home?'' by cyclist Anna Smolina: in 2017, the girl, along with her dachshund, went on a bicycle trip across the country, played by Olga Lerman, together with

Viktor Khorinyak Viktor Viktorovich Khorinyak (russian: Ви́ктор Ви́кторович Хориня́к; born March 22, 1990) is a Russian actor. Artist of the after Anton Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre. Known for his role as the bartender Konstantin Anisimo ...

, Dmitry Chebotaryov, Elena Yakovleva and Askar Ilyasov starred here. This film was theatrically released on March 8, 2023. The Central Partnership company acts as a distributor on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Plot

The film tells about the unlucky woman, Anna Smolina, an ordinary girl who made an unusual decision. Wanting to change something in her routine life, she goes on a grandiose train on a bicycle trip through the vast expanses of Russia. Anna is accompanied by her beloved dog, a dachshund named Kapa. The girl's path lies in the town of

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: she wants to make peace with her mother, with whom she stopped communicating thirteen years ago. The long road will give the girl a lot of new acquaintances and impressions, friends and trials. At the end of the journey, the heroine will gain self-confidence and great love.

Cast

* Olga Lerman as Anna "Anya" Smolina, world and Russian champion in long-distance cycling *

dachshund The dachshund ( or ; German: "badger dog"), also known as the wiener dog, badger dog, and sausage dog, is a short-legged, long-bodied, hound-type dog breed. The dog may be smooth-haired, wire-haired, or long-haired, and comes in a variety of c ...

Taisiya as Kapa *

as Valery "Valera", meeting with whom will bring new positive emotions to Anya's life * Dmitry Chebotaryov as Roman "Roma", Anya's ex-wife * Elena Yakovleva as Anna Smolina's mother * Askar Ilyasov as Alisher Abdalov, delivery man * Alina Alekseyeva as Marina Komarova, Anya's friend * Anastasiya Svetlova as Evgenia "Zhenya", a female trucker * Olesya Zheleznyak as Katerina * Masha Lobanova as Yana *

Yuliya Topolnitskaya Yuliya Nikolaevna Topolnitskaya (russian: Ю́лия Никола́евна Топольни́цкая; born 2 May 1991) is a Russian theater and film actress. She gained fame in January 2016 when she appeared in the music video "Экспона ...

as Kazakova, Anya's classmate * Anton Maslov as senior

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* Sophia Zayka as Dasha

Production

Filming locations

Location filming took place in Moscow, the region of

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...

, Vladimir Oblast and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, the

Republic of Bashkortostan The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик� ...

(Bashkiria),

Altai Republic The Altai Republic (; russian: Респу́блика Алта́й, Respublika Altay, ; Altai: , ''Altay Respublika''), also known as Gorno-Altai Republic, and colloquially, and primarily referred to in Russian to distinguish from the neighbour ...

and

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- more than 170 locations were specially chosen for this. The team managed to work in completely different weather conditions - from +35 °C at the start of filming to temperatures closer to 0 °C by the end.

Release

Theatrical

The world premiere was held on March 2, at the capital's cinema "Karo 11 October" on

New Arbat Avenue New Arbat Avenue (russian: link=no, Новый Арбат) is a major street in Moscow running west from Arbatskaya Square on the Boulevard Ring to Novoarbatsky Bridge on the opposite bank of the Moskva River. The modern six-lane avenue (originall ...

in Moscow. It is scheduled to be theatrically released in Russia should take place in the country's cinemas from the festive

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on March 8, 2023 by Central Partnership.

Reception

Box office

The comedy topped the box office in the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States in the first week of the show, collecting 135.6 million rubles for the first weekend.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 23789808, Off the Rails 2023 films 2020s Russian-language films 2020s road comedy-drama films 2023 romantic comedy-drama films Russian road comedy-drama films Russian romantic comedy-drama films Cycling films Romantic comedy films based on actual events Romantic drama films based on actual events Films based on autobiographies Films set in Siberia Films set in Russia Films shot in Moscow Oblast Films shot in Vladimir Oblast Films shot in Siberia Films shot in Russia