Kalashnikov (2020)

Biographical film about the inventor and designer of small arms Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov. Today it is difficult to find a person who does not know this name. However, not everyone ... See full summary »

Director:

Konstantin Buslov

Writers:

Sergei Bodrov, Aleksey Borodachyov (with the participation)

Stars:

Yuriy Borisov, Olga Lerman, Artur Smolyaninov

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yuriy Borisov	...	Mikhail Kalashnikov
Olga Lerman	...	Katya
Artur Smolyaninov	...	Captain Lyutyy
Sergey Gazarov	...	Krotov
Vitaliy Khaev	...	Kurbatkin
Anatoliy Lobotskiy	...	Glukhov
Valeriy Barinov	...	Degtyaryov
Valeriy Afanasev	...	Marshal Voronov
Igor Khripunov	...	Degtyaryov's Deputy
Aleksey Vertkov	...	Lobov
Dmitriy Bogdan	...	Sudaev
Dmitriy Kulichkov	...	Major Lebedev
Maksim Bityukov	...	Kazakov
Seydulla Moldakhanov	...	Lieutenant Colonel Basarov
Mikhail Gudoshnikov	...	Zhenya Kravchenko

Storyline

Biographical film about the inventor and designer of small arms Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov. Today it is difficult to find a person who does not know this name. However, not everyone knows what a long and thorny path traveled a self-taught guy to create the legendary AK-47 weapon at the age of 28, which to this day is a symbol of the weapons thought of our time.

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Genres:

Biography

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Did You Know?

Trivia

After the last Soviet units left Afghanistan on February 15, 1989, the developed weapons infrastructure of the Mujahideen did not disappear, but, on the contrary, integrated into the economy and culture of the region. The leader of the Afghan Mujahideen, Ahmad Shah Masoud, to the question: "Which weapon do you prefer?", He answered: "Kalashnikov, of course".

User Reviews

Quite mediocre. Beautiful, but non-engaging

On one hand, this is a technically good piece of filming. Costumes, vehicles, decorations, sounds, small details of the everyday life look very true. The overall picture is simple, but beautiful. A pleasure for an eye.

On the other hand, the story is very shallow, flat and non-engaging: just 5 years of Mikhail Kalashnikov's life condensed into an hour and a half. And also, quite... let's call it 'pleasant'. Saying that, I mean there's no conflict in the story, no struggle, no tension, no unexpected turn. The road to AK-47 just unwinds before us, smooth and wide, and dotted with signposts. Just like Mikhail Kalashnikov himself! Who as a character looks just an-all-round-good guy. Quite pleasant to glance at, but there's nothing much to examine and explore.

You can't really call this a biopic, because there's no real biography in it, no personality - only large milestones. Instead of diving deep into the tangled thicket of man's life the story just flies by at speed, barely touching treetops. And it is not the story of Kalashnikov's invention, too, because you can't really trace the path of the thought on its way from the idea to the final triumph. Not a drama, certainly, because there's no drama. And not a struggle, again; rather a chain of fortunate events. If Bilbo's journey of "There and Back" was of this kind, I think the book would start right at the Lonely Mountain. And the dragon would give up.

The most fitting words would probably be "a formality". A well-built panegyric formality. A layer of gilding upon the relic, that makes it glittery, but smoothes out its real features.

Watching this you will lose nothing, I think, except 90 minutes of your life. On the other hand, you will probably gain nothing, too (except maybe picking up some names).

Details

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

20 February 2020 (Russia)

Also Known As:

AK-47

Filming Locations:

Moscow, Russia

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,495,550

Company Credits

Production Co:

RB Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color