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''. The movie includes numerous cameos by Russian celebrities, some of them involving a humorous touch on their public image. For instance, socialite

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Plot

Vadik Volnov (Garik Kharlamov) dies on his own wedding of cannabis overdose and has to prove to God that he is worthy to enter Heaven. During his conversation with God's secretary, Vadik recalls numerous memorable moments of his earthly existence, such as getting drunk on cognac on his 8th birthday, service in the Soviet Army in Afghanistan, bandit showdowns in crime-ridden 1990s Russia, and, finally, meeting the love of his life.

Cast

* Garic Kharlamov — ''Vadik'' *

Mikhail Galustyan Nshan Sergeyevich Galustyan (russian: Ншан Сергеевич Галустян; born 25 October 1979), known professionally as Mikhail Galustyan (russian: link=no, Михаил Галустян), is a Russian showman, comedian, screenwriter, ...

— ''Polkilo'' * Elena Velikanova — ''Nastya'' *

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan (russian: Армен Борисович Джигарханян; hy, Արմեն Բորիսի Ջիգարխանյան, Armen Borisi Jigarkhanyan; ; 3 October 1935 – 14 November 2020) was a Soviet, Armenian, and Rus ...

— ''God's secretary'' * Pavel Volya — ''Tima Milan (parody of

Dima Bilan Dima Nikolayevich Bilan (russian: Ди́ма Никола́евич Била́н; born Viktor Nikolayevich Belan, russian: Ви́ктор Никола́евич Бела́н, links=no; 24 December 1981) is a Russian singer, songwriter and acto ...

)'' * Valery Barinov — ''Nastya's father'' * Iosif Buyanovsky — ''Lyalya'' * Dmitry Nagiev — ''Drill Sergeant'' * Dmitry Sychyov — ''Himself'' *

— ''Mаjor''

Box office

Supported by an omnipresent marketing campaign, the film grossed 403 Mil. roubles on its opening weekend in Russia. From Russia and the CIS combined, it earned $16.5 million, breaking the opening-weekend record. This record was first surpassed by ''

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'', although the film still holds the opening-weekend record for Russian films.Russia - CIS All Time Opening Weekends
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Sequels

The film was followed by the sequels '' The Best Movie 2'' and '' The Best Movie 3''.

External links

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References

2000s Russian-language films 2008 films 2000s crime comedy films 2008 black comedy films Russian crime comedy films Russian parody films Russian black comedy films Gangster films Slapstick films 2000s parody films Russian sex comedy films Films set in the 1990s Films set in the 2000s 2008 comedy films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub