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Bender. The Beginning

Bender. The Beginning

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Overview

Russian Empire, 1919. By a twist of fate, young idealist Osip Zadunaisky meets an infamous con artist and self-proclaimed Turkish subject Ibrahim Bender. A man of pure thought and aristocratic upbringing, Osip would never have associated with a cunning and unscrupulous swindler, but Bender comes up with an offer Osip cannot refuse. A precious royal relic, a diamond-encrusted golden scepter is hidden somewhere in town; Bender needs a partner on his mission to find it, and offers Osip a share of the profit from selling the treasure. And so begins their joint venture, wrought with comical and dangerous twists and turns, where they have to outsmart and outmaneuver officers of the White Guard as well as the local mafia, who also have their eyes on the scepter. As their quest unfolds, Osip is compelled to learn Bender’s tricks of the trade: charming flattery, delicate deception, soft intimidation... as well as brute force.

Directed by Igor Zaytsev
Written by Varvara Avdyushko, Nikolay Bulygin, Ilya Ilf
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Top Cast

Sergei Bezrukov

Sergei Bezrukov

Ibrahim Suleiman Berta-Maria Bender-bay

Aram Vardevanyan

Aram Vardevanyan

Ostap Zadunayskiy

Nikita Kologrivyy

Nikita Kologrivyy

Mishka Yaponchik

Taisiya Vilkova

Taisiya Vilkova

Eva Mahulskaya - swindler

Aleksandr Tsekalo

Aleksandr Tsekalo

Mark Sokolovich

Yuliya Rutberg

Yuliya Rutberg

madam Sokolovich

Olga Sutulova

Olga Sutulova

Bender's mother

Yuri Kolokolnikov

Yuri Kolokolnikov

Grigoriy Kotovskiy

Pavel Derevyanko

Pavel Derevyanko

Nestor Mahno

Garik Kharlamov

Garik Kharlamov

Valiadis - host cabaret

About Bender. The Beginning

Bender. The Beginning is a adventure, comedy, action, drama film released in 2021. Directed by Igor Zaytsev, it stars Sergei Bezrukov, Aram Vardevanyan, Nikita Kologrivyy. Russian Empire, 1919. By a twist of fate, young idealist Osip Zadunaisky meets an infamous con artist and self-proclaimed Turkish subject Ibrahim Bender. A man of pure thought and aristocratic upbringing, Osip would never have associated with a cunning and unscrupulous swindler, but Bender comes up with an offer Osip cannot refuse. A precious royal relic, a diamond-encrusted golden scepter is hidden somewhere in town; Bender needs a partner on his mission to find it, and offers Osip a share of the profit from selling the treasure. And so begins their joint venture, wrought with comical and dangerous twists and turns, where they have to outsmart and outmaneuver officers of the White Guard as well as the local mafia, who also have their eyes on the scepter. As their quest unfolds, Osip is compelled to learn Bender’s tricks of the trade: charming flattery, delicate deception, soft intimidation... as well as brute force.

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