The Very Best Day (russian: Самый лучший день, Samyy luchshiy den) is a Russian comedy film Огонёк
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Zhora Kryzhovnikov Zhora Kryzhovnikov (russian: Жора Крыжовников; born 14 February 1979) is a Russian film director, screenwriter and producer. Filmography As director * ''Big Difference'' (2008) * ''A Lucky Buy'' (2010) * ''A Сurse'' (2012) * '' ...

. It is the highest-grossing Russian film of 2015, which raised more than $10.5 million at the box office.

Plot

The Provincial Road Officer Petya Vasyutin ( Dmitry Nagiev) is going to marry his beloved girl Ole (

Yuliya Aleksandrova Yuliya Igorevna Aleksandrova (russian: Ю́лия И́горевна Алекса́ндрова; born April 14, 1982) is a Russian actress. She appeared in more than 40 films since 2009. Biography Yuliya Aleksandrova was born on April 14, 1982. ...

), but succumbs to the splendor of the capital's pop star Alina Shyopot (

Olga Seryabkina Olga Yurievna Seryabkina (russian: Ольга Юрьевна Серябкина; born 12 April 1985) is a Russian singer-songwriter. She is a former member of girl group Serebro, which won third place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, unti ...

). Having got to him drunk at the wheel, she decides to seduce Petya to avoid punishment. Having lost his fiancée, Vasyutin for a long time tries to correct his mistakes and return his beloved.

Cast

* Dmitry Nagiev as Petya Vasyutin *

as Alina Shyopot Из физрука в инспекторы. Нагиев снимется в караоке-комедии Крыжовникова
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as Olya, Petya's girlfriend * Sergey Lavygin as Valentin *

Inna Churikova Inna Mikhailovna Churikova (russian: Инна Михайловна Чурикова; born 5 October 1943) is a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actress. Biography Churikova was born in Belebey, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. In t ...

as Lyubov Vasyutina, Petya's mother *

Mikhail Boyarsky Mikhail Sergeyevich Boyarsky (russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Боя́рский; born 26 December 1949 in Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian actor and singer. He is best known for playing swashbucklers in historical adventure films; ...

as Gennady Vasyutin *

Elena Yakovleva Elena Alexeevna Yakovleva (russian: Еле́на Алексе́евна Я́ковлева; born 5 March 1961) is a Soviet and Russian actress known for her roles in such films as ''Intergirl'' and ''Encore, Once More Encore!'' as well as for the ...

as Tatyana, Olya's mother * Vladislav Vetrov as Vikenty Mikhailovich *

Yan Tsapnik Yan Yurevich Tsapnik (russian: Ян Ю́рьевич Ца́пник; born 15 August 1968) is a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actor. Yan appeared in more than 200 films. Biography Early life Yan Tsapnik was born in Irkutsk, Russian SFSR, Sov ...

as Head of road police * Andrey Malakhov as cameo

Awards and nominations

; Golden Eagle Awards 2017: *Elena Yakovleva — Best Supporting Actress (won) ;

Nika Awards The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars. History The award was established i ...

2017: *Mikhail Boyarsky — Best Supporting Actor (nominated)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Very Best Day 2015 films 2010s musical comedy films Russian musical comedy films Russian films based on plays