Bummer (2003)

Corrupted cops, street gangs, "bratki" on "bummers" and "merins", angry truck drivers, beautiful women and death are what four friends on a black bummer who set up on mission from one ... See full summary »

Director:

Pyotr Buslov

Writers:

Denis Rodimin, Pyotr Buslov

Stars:

Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Andrey Merzlikin, Maksim Konovalov

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vladimir Vdovichenkov	...	Kostyan 'Kot'
Andrey Merzlikin	...	Dimon 'Oshparennyy'
Maksim Konovalov	...	Lyokha 'Killa'
Sergey Gorobchenko	...	Petya 'Rama'
Yana Shivkova	...	Katka
Lyudmila Polyakova	...	Sobachikha
Anastasiya Sapozhnikova	...	Nastya
Vasiliy Sedykh	...	Dembel
Evgeniy Kraynov	...	Patsanenok
Aleksey Zaytsev	...	Traktorist
Vitaliy Alshanskiy	...	Praporshchik Zavazalskiy
Oleg Semisynov	...	Gruznyy ment
Mikhail Lukashov	...	Molodoy ment
Filipp Ryba	...	Kulibin
Aleksey Oshurkov	...	Khriplyy

Storyline

Corrupted cops, street gangs, "bratki" on "bummers" and "merins", angry truck drivers, beautiful women and death are what four friends on a black bummer who set up on mission from one region of Russia to another are about to face. Don't forget that the main four characters are far from angels themselves...

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Plot Keywords:

group of friends | disorder | russian culture | bmw car | kill | 

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Taglines:

Four friends... In a life without rules... One incredible adventure...

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Pyotr Buslov: the gas station owner who agrees to accept a car audio as a payment instead of cash.

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Quotes

Petya 'The Frame': [after spending $1000 to bribe a corrupt cop] Anyone has any money? We need to buy gas.
Lyokha 'Killa': I have 20 rubles.
Petya 'The Frame': 20 rubles? That's only enough to buy some milk from a babushka.
Lyokha 'Killa': [next scene - Killa is drinking milk from a glass jar, aparently bought from some babushka along the road]

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Connections

Referenced in Nanoman: Sonnye loschinki (2014)

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Soundtracks

ZIMY NE BUDET
Lyrics by Dmitry Ozersky
Music by Leonid Fyodorov
Performed by Leonid Fyodorov (as Fyodorov), Volkov, Kurashov
© 2001 L. Fyodorov (P) 2001 Ulitka

User Reviews

One of the best films I've seen.

First of all, I hate Brigada, in my opinion it's cheap and very false, it rather glorifies Russian gangs than does something else. Despite many somehow say Brigada and this film are similar, they are not. I love Bumer, and I hate Brigada or Brat.

Bumer is apolitical, very sincere and honest movie about people. It doesn't try to dully moralize or glorify or rise patriotism, and instead honestly shows flaws hinting there is something very wrong with society (which is a VERY rare thing in modern Russian movie-land). The film does teach, it shows inevitability of bad effects of bad actions but with style and subtlety. Actors play is another area where this movie shines, it just couldn't be better. Bumer is masterfully shot, the camera work is fantastic, beautiful panoramas and scenes, it looks stylish and not arty-crafty at the same time.

The work of art.

Details

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

2 August 2003 (Russia)

Also Known As:

BMW

Box Office

Budget:

$700,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,278,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

CTB Film Company, Pygmalion Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color