''Selfie'' (russian: Селфи) is a 2018 Russian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Nikolay Khomeriki Nikolay Khomeriki (born 17 April 1975) is a Russian film director and screenwriter. He has directed six films since 2004. His film '' 977'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Three years later his f ...

and starring

Konstantin Khabensky Konstantin Yurievich Khabensky, PAR (russian: link=no, Константин Юрьевич Хабенский; born 11 January 1972) is a Russian actor of stage and film, director and philanthropist. From 1997 he was part of the Saint Petersbu ...

and Feodor Bondarchuk. The film is based on the novel ''Soulless of the 21st century. Selfie'' by Sergey Minaev. The picture was released on 1 February 2018.

Plot

The protagonist - popular writer and TV presenter Vladimir Bogdanov, suddenly is replaced with an absolute double. He takes Bogdanov's job, fame, wife, mistress and handles his role much better than the original. And only the daughter wants the return of the real Bogdanov.

Cast

— Vladimir Bogdanov * Feodor Bondarchuk — Max *

Yulia Khlynina Yulia Olegovna Khlynina (russian: Юлия Олеговна Хлынина; born 11 January 1992) is a Russian actress. Early life Yulia Khlynina was born in Moscow, Russia. In early childhood she studied dance and went to a ballet studio. Khlyni ...

— Zhanna *

Anna Mikhalkova Anna Nikitichna Mikhalkova (Russian: А́нна Ники́тична Михалко́ва; born 14 May 1974, in Moscow) is a Russian actress and model. Her film credits include '' Our Own'', '' Kokoko'' and ''Rasputin''. Her television credits ...

— Vika *

Severija Janušauskaitė Severija Janušauskaitė (born 22 October 1981) is a Lithuanian stage and film actress, occasionally performing as a singer, composer, costume designer and fashion model. She is well known for her role in the drama film '' Star'' (2014), for whic ...

— Lera

Marketing

For its February issue Esquire Russia placed Konstantin Khabensky's

selfie A selfie () is a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a digital camera or smartphone, which may be held in the hand or supported by a selfie stick. Selfies are often shared on social media, via social networking services such as F ...

on the cover. It was the first time that a Russian magazine was published with a cover shot on an iPhone.

Reception

Box office

The film was a Russian box-office leader of the February 1–4 weekend — the film collected 125.1 million rubles.

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews. Khabensky's acting and cinematography by Opelyants received considerable praise, but many reviewers have criticized the screenplay.

References

External links

* Russian drama films 2018 drama films Films directed by Nikolay Khomeriki Films produced by Fyodor Bondarchuk {{Russia-film-stub