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:

diamond merchant | shady business | rare diamond | siberia russia | female cafe owner | 

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Taglines:

This was not the plan.

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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

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$517,608

Company Credits

Production Co:

Buffalo Gal Pictures, Company Films, Summerstorm Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The vodka brand Sibirskaya Rosa ("Siberian Dew", with the slogan "Truly Russian. Crystal-clear vodka") that appears in shot several times does not exist in reality.

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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

2 hours of my life that I'll never get back again.

This film can only be described as a badly executed porn film. The acting is awful. The plot has more holes in it than a strippers fishnet tights and for the first time ever I was rooting for Keanu to get his ass kicked. Please, for the love of god, do not waste your time watching this film.