Bender: The Beginning (2021)
Original title: Бендер: Начало
Bender: The Beginning is a 2021 Russian-language adventure movie directed by Igor Zaytsev, with a running time of 1h 36m. It stars Sergei Bezrukov, Aram Vardevanyan and 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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What is Bender: The Beginning about?
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.
When was Bender: The Beginning released?
Bender: The Beginning was released on 24 June 2021.
How long is Bender: The Beginning?
Bender: The Beginning runs 1h 36m.
Who made Bender: The Beginning?
Bender: The Beginning was directed by Igor Zaytsev.
Cast
- Sergei Bezrukov as Ibrahim Suleiman Berta-Maria Bender-bay
- Aram Vardevanyan as Ostap Zadunayskiy
- Nikita Kologrivyy as Mishka Yaponchik
- Taisiya Vilkova as Eva Mahulskaya - swindler
- Aleksandr Tsekalo as Mark Sokolovich
- Yuliya Rutberg as madam Sokolovich
- Olga Sutulova as Bender's mother
- Yuri Kolokolnikov as Grigoriy Kotovskiy
- Pavel Derevyanko as Nestor Mahno
- Garik Kharlamov as Valiadis - host cabaret
- Pavel Maykov
- Artyom Tkachenko as Ametistov - staff captain