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Black Lightning

Original title: Chyornaya Molniya
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
5.6K
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Black Lightning (2009)
SuperheroActionSci-FiThriller

A Moscow college student's gift car from his parents turns out to be more than anyone expects when it flies, which he uses to become both a city guardian and a speedy floral delivery boy.A Moscow college student's gift car from his parents turns out to be more than anyone expects when it flies, which he uses to become both a city guardian and a speedy floral delivery boy.A Moscow college student's gift car from his parents turns out to be more than anyone expects when it flies, which he uses to become both a city guardian and a speedy floral delivery boy.

  • Directors
    • Dmitriy Kiselev
    • Alexander Voytinskiy
  • Writers
    • Dmitriy Aleynikov
    • Alexander Talal
    • Alexander Voytinskiy
  • Stars
    • Grigory Dobrygin
    • Ekaterina Vilkova
    • Viktor Verzhbitskiy
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    5.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Dmitriy Kiselev
      • Alexander Voytinskiy
    • Writers
      • Dmitriy Aleynikov
      • Alexander Talal
      • Alexander Voytinskiy
    • Stars
      • Grigory Dobrygin
      • Ekaterina Vilkova
      • Viktor Verzhbitskiy
    • 32User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Grigory Dobrygin
    Grigory Dobrygin
    • Dima
    • (as Grigoriy Dobrygin)
    Ekaterina Vilkova
    Ekaterina Vilkova
    • Nastya
    Viktor Verzhbitskiy
    Viktor Verzhbitskiy
    • Kuptsov
    Valeriy Zolotukhin
    Valeriy Zolotukhin
    • Perepelkin
    Yekaterina Vasilyeva
    Yekaterina Vasilyeva
    • Romantseva
    Juozas Budraitis
    Juozas Budraitis
    • Elizarov
    • (as Yuozas Budraytis)
    Ivan Zhidkov
    • Maks
    Sergey Garmash
    Sergey Garmash
    • Otets Dimy
    Ekaterina Starshova
    Ekaterina Starshova
    • Tanka
    • (as Katya Starshova)
    Mikhail Efremov
    Mikhail Efremov
    • Alkogolik
    Dato Bakhtadze
    • Bakhram
    Igor Savochkin
    Igor Savochkin
    • Boris
    Sergey Legostaev
    Sergey Legostaev
    • Gena - okhrannik
    Elena Valyushkina
    Elena Valyushkina
    • Mat Dimy
    Vitaliy Alshanskiy
    Vitaliy Alshanskiy
    • Vasya
    Misak Gevorkyan
    • Mekhrov
    Valeriy Gonchar
    • Petya
    Ilya Khvostikov
    • Khuligan
    • Directors
      • Dmitriy Kiselev
      • Alexander Voytinskiy
    • Writers
      • Dmitriy Aleynikov
      • Alexander Talal
      • Alexander Voytinskiy
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    • Trivia
      This was the first Russian Superhero film ever made.
    • Quotes

      Romantseva: It all started with a crystal found in a soil sample from the moon. It turned out that the crystal was capable of altering the chemical composition of substances. We created a device that increased the energy of fuel a million-fold. We called it the nanocatalyst.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Hren' 2.0: Nastolnaya Chyornaya molniya. (2011)

    User reviews32

    Featured review
    7/10

    Not quite what I expected

    First of all, I didn't realize it was Russian. It was dubbed in English so there were no annoying sub-titles. There were a few times when they show a newspaper headline or something on a computer that was in Russian, but it didn't take away from the story. The young man who played Black Lightning looked amazingly like Hayden Christenson from Jumper and the second set of Star Wars movies. He was very good in the role and he could easily play in American movies if he spoke English. His girlfriend was adorable as well. The special effects were not top notch but good enough to make the movie enjoyable. And of course there was the character you loved to hate, the evil rich guy who wanted to use the Black Lightning secrets, well, I can't tell you why. All in all, it was a very enjoyable movie.
    • onefuncapt-5-639863
    • Apr 2, 2011
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    • Release date
      • December 31, 2009 (Russia)
    • Countries of origin
      • Russia
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site (France)
      • Official site (Russia)
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Tia Chớp Đen
    • Production company
      • Bazelevs Production
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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,984,902
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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