''Rolls'' (russian: Булки, Bulki) is a 2022 Russian

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 ...

directed by Oleg Asadulin. The film tells about a girl who dreams of her own cafe and finds herself in

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, deprived of money, documents and a spouse, but with a hangover and three guys who do not like her at all, played by

Kristina Asmus Kristina Igorevna Asmus (russian: link=no, Кристи́на И́горевна А́смус; born ) is a Russian actress. She is known for her television role in the medical sitcom ''Interns (TV series), Interns''. She was named the sexiest Russ ...

. ''Rolls'' is scheduled to be theatrically released in 2022, by KaroRental.

Plot

Talented baker Tanya Babanina from

Protvino Protvino (russian: Протвино́) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located about south of Moscow and west of Serpukhov, on the left bank of the Protva River. Population: History Construction of an urban-type settlement intended to hou ...

near

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 ...

bakes masterfully and dreams of her own cafe. But to fulfill a dream, they say, you need to get out of your comfort zone. And Tanya goes out on an international scale, finding crazy adventures on her rolls. One in

. Without money, documents and a husband who cheated on her immediately after the wedding. But with a hangover, in a winter coat and … under the same roof with three guys who are not at all happy with her.

Cast

as Tatiana "Tanya" Babanina, a

baker A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery. History Ancient history Since grains ha ...

/ the second I am Tanya * Arseny Robak as Boris "Borya" Romantsev, Tanya's fiancé after a divorce * Boris Dergachev as Sasha * as Kirill * Vasant Balan as Raju, an Indian from entering the island *

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 Olya, Tanya's acquaintance * as Svetlana "Sveta", a female police officer, and Tanya's friend * as Elena Babanina, Tanya's mom * Aleksandr Revenko as Igor, a business man

Production

Casting

For example, one of the key actors Vasant Balan is a Russian comedian of the Indian descent who could not get a visa to go to

Ceylon Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. As a

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

, the artist came under a law temporarily banning Indian citizens from

Filming

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...

for the project began in early March 2020 and took place in

. On March 12, after finishing the filming block, all the artists returned to

. Six days later, Colombo Airport stopped operating all overseas flights due to the pandemic. The entire film crew did not have time to leave the island, in connection with this, the production of the film was temporarily suspended, as the team was under quarantine measures. In the summer of 2021, it became known that the filming of the comedy in Sri Lanka had resumed. The film crew had to face a lot of unforeseen difficulties after a year and a half after a forced pause due to the pandemic.

Release

The first teaser trailer of ''Rolls'' was released on November 19, 2021.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=14389674 2022 films 2020s Russian-language films 2022 comedy films Russian comedy films Films about divorce Films about alcoholism Films set in Sri Lanka Films shot in Moscow Films shot in Russia Films shot in Sri Lanka