''Terrible Dad'' (russian: Грозный папа, Groznyy papa) is a 2022 Russian

children's A child ( : children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The legal definition of ''child'' generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger ...

adventure comedy film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, anim ...

directed by Karen Oganesyan and Yuri Korobeinikov. The film stars Yevgeni Grishkovetz as Tsar

Ivan the Terrible Ivan IV Vasilyevich (russian: Ива́н Васи́льевич; 25 August 1530 – ), commonly known in English as Ivan the Terrible, was the grand prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and the first Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584. Ivan ...

, who travel to the past to fix a mistake and ends up in the present day. The cast also includes

Kirill Käro Kirill Valeryevich Käro (russian: Кири́лл Вале́рьевич Кя́ро; born 24 February 1975) is a Russian-Estonian actor. He is best known for playing the lead character in 32 episodes of '' The Sniffer'' (2013–2017), as George ...

, Ulyana Pilipenko, Erik Panich, and Irina Voronova. ''Terrible Dad'' was released in theatres on 27 October 2022.

Synopsis

Having quarreled with his son, Tsar Ivan the Terrible accidentally mortally wounds him—as depicted in the

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Ilya Repin Ilya Yefimovich Repin (russian: Илья Ефимович Репин, translit=Il'ya Yefimovich Repin, p=ˈrʲepʲɪn); fi, Ilja Jefimovitš Repin ( – 29 September 1930) was a Russian painter, born in what is now Ukraine. He became one of the ...

. To fix this, Ivan, with the help of a magical

grimoire A grimoire ( ) (also known as a "book of spells" or a "spellbook") is a textbook of magic, typically including instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets, how to perform magical spells, charms and divination, and ...

from his legendary library, decides to travel to the past a moment before the fatal blow. However, everything does not go according to plan, and the tsar finds himself in our time, where he meets the Osipov family. Nikita Osipov is an unsuccessful archaeologist and an equally unsuccessful father and husband. Recently divorced, he has lost contact with his children—Romka and Polya. The Osipov family becomes embroiled in Ivan's tale, as he tries to find the grimoire and save his son.

Cast and characters

Production

The companies Kargo Film and Irsna Media have been involved in the development of the project, which was carried out with the support of the

Cinema Foundation of Russia Russian Cinema Fund Analytics, known as Cinema Fund (Фонд Кино; Officially Federal Fund for Economic and social support of the Russian Cinematography, Федеральный фонд социальной и экономической по ...

Filming

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took place in September 2021 in

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, 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 ...

, and

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 ...

. The main filming locations were

Saint Basil's Cathedral The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed ( rus, Собо́р Васи́лия Блаже́нного, Sobór Vasíliya Blazhénnogo), commonly known as Saint Basil's Cathedral, is an Orthodox church in Red Square of Moscow, and is one of the most pop ...

and the

Rostov Kremlin Rostov Kremlin (рус.: :ru:Ростовский кремль, Ростовский кремль) - an architectural ensemble of four complexes, built during the 16th - 17th centuries, situated in Rostov, Yaroslavl Oblast, Yaroslavl region. The ...

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References

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* {{IMDb title, id=22468422 2022 films 2020s Russian-language films 2020s children's adventure films 2020s children's comedy films 2020s adventure comedy films Russian children's adventure films Russian children's comedy films Russian adventure comedy films Films shot in Moscow Films shot in Moscow Oblast