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Black Lightning

Original title: Chyornaya Molniya
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
5.3K
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Black Lightning (2009)
ActionSci-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
    • Aleksandr Voytinskiy
  • Writers
    • Dmitriy Aleynikov
    • Alexander Talal
    • Aleksandr Voytinskiy
  • Stars
    • Grigoriy Dobrygin
    • Ekaterina Vilkova
    • Viktor Verzhbitskiy
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    5.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Dmitriy Kiselev
      • Aleksandr Voytinskiy
    • Writers
      • Dmitriy Aleynikov
      • Alexander Talal
      • Aleksandr Voytinskiy
    • Stars
      • Grigoriy Dobrygin
      • Ekaterina Vilkova
      • Viktor Verzhbitskiy
    • 30User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Ivan Zhidkov and Grigoriy Dobrygin in Black Lightning (2009)
    Grigoriy Dobrygin in Black Lightning (2009)
    Ekaterina Vilkova in Black Lightning (2009)
    Black Lightning (2009)
    Ekaterina Vilkova and Grigoriy Dobrygin in Black Lightning (2009)
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    Grigoriy Dobrygin
    Grigoriy Dobrygin
    • Dima
    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
    • Mat Dimy
    Vitaliy Alshanskiy
    Vitaliy Alshanskiy
    • Vasya
    Misak Gevorkyan
    • Mekhrov
    Valeriy Gonchar
    • Petya
    Ilya Khvostikov
    • Khuligan
    • Directors
      • Dmitriy Kiselev
      • Aleksandr Voytinskiy
    • Writers
      • Dmitriy Aleynikov
      • Alexander Talal
      • Aleksandr Voytinskiy
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    • Trivia
      This was the first Russian Superhero film ever made.
    • Quotes

      Max: Want a lift?

      Nastya: I doubt you're strong enough to lift me but, yeah, I could use a lift.

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

    User reviews30

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    7/10
    Is it a bird? Is it a spider? It is a Soviet flying car!
    Imagine a Spider-man with some Batman traits but who flies to save the day as a Superman. Have you imagined? Ok. Now, also imagine that, instead of a guy in the United States, it is a Russian driver of an old black Soviet car (quite charming in my opinion even before seeing it flying). Well, this is what Black Lighning is about. It is obviously predictable, full of clichés, with some plot holes, silly or nonsense solutions for the script and, in the final chase/fight scene, serious edition problems. However, it is not really bad; it is amusing and comparatively quite average among the universe of superhero flicks.
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    • Jan 5, 2021

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    Details

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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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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,984,902
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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

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