Siberia (2018)

When an American diamond trader's Russian partner goes missing, he journeys to Siberia in search of him, but instead begins a love affair.

Director:

Matthew Ross

Writers:

Scott B. Smith (screenplay by), Stephen Hamel (story by)

Stars:

Keanu Reeves, Boris Gulyarin, Ashley St. George

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keanu Reeves	...	Lucas Hill
Boris Gulyarin	...	Pyotr
Ashley St. George	...	Christa
Elliot Lazar	...	Sergei - Bellboy
Veronica Ferres	...	Raisa
Pasha D. Lychnikoff	...	Boris Volkov
Vladimir Shklyar	...	Boris Bodyguard #1
Mikhail Bogdanov	...	Mercedes Driver
Rafael Petardi	...	Pavel
Darren Ross	...	Range Rover Driver
Taran Vitt	...	Leo (as Vitaliy Demens)
James Gracie	...	Vincent
Ana Ularu	...	Katya
Dmitry Chepovetsky	...	Ivan
Kis Yurij	...	Vasily

Storyline

An American diamond merchant travels to Russia to sell rare blue diamonds of questionable origin. As the deal begins to collapse he falls into an obsessive relationship with a Russian cafe owner in a small Siberian town. As their passion builds, so does the treacherous world of the diamond trade from which he is unable to extricate himself. Both collide as the American man desperately looks for escape in a world with no exit.

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Plot Keywords:

american in russia | american abroad | diamond merchant | shady business | rare diamond | 

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Taglines:

What would you sacrifice for love?

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Genres:

Crime | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, some violence and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official site [Japan]

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

13 July 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Siberia

Filming Locations:

Marquette, Manitoba, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Buffalo Gal Pictures, Company Films, Summerstorm Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

"I feel sorry for the bird," a Russian saying, was heard after the toast: "And so when the flock of birds headed south for the winter, one small but proud bird said, I will fly straight to the sun! She flew higher and higher, but very soon she burned her wings and fell to the very bottom of a deep gorge. So let us drink to this: let not a single one of us ever break away from the collective, no matter how high he flies!"

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Goofs

Keanu Reeves states: "I packed for St. Petersburg." Meaning that he packed for warm weather. St. Petersburg Russia is slightly farther north than Juneau Alaska so if it is winter in Siberia it would most certainly also be winter in St. Petersburg (the average January temperature in St. Pete. is 22F) so the St. Petersburg scenes were very obviously filmed in summer (the trees are fully leafed out).

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Quotes

[first lines]
Pyotr: [in video on his computer] Lucas, it's Pyotr. You ready to get rich? You better be. There is one small thing I will need to tell you. Or maybe not so small. Maybe quite big in fact. So hurry, please. St. Petersburg is not the same without you. Dasvidaniya.

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Connections

References Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)

User Reviews

BS stereotypes...

...from Soviet era, "Cold war" stamped, empty story about clean and smart American, forced to deal with those pesky, always drunk and irrationally brutal "barbarians" from Siberia. Fits the modern narrative from USA media and Hollywood propaganda machine. Seriously, Keanu? Soil your name with this cr*p? I bet you are not desperate in terms of finances. Also I heard that you are a great guy. What drags actors with nice personality into this kind of idiotic movies. Go figure. It could have had some tiny notes of exculpation if only it was made with some degree of professionalism and/or creativity. But it will be lost ("like tears in the rain";) among other tasteless "movies" about "Russian mafia". Too bad - I did expect something much more viewable than this. "Yuge" disappointment, Keanu. "Yuge".