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
Yurij Kis	...	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 | topless female nudity | rough sex | intense sex | shady business | 

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Taglines:

A dangerous land breeds a dangerous man.

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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

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

The town in "Siberia" (actually shot in Marquette, Manitoba Canada) has green street signs that are obviously of North American design and would not be present in the real Siberia.

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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

104 minutes could be better spent reading the phone book.

How a film this poor gets made is beyond me.

Dreadful attempt at a plot. Absent character development.

Canada as Siberia? Almost funny.

The two stars are for beautiful St Petersburg - about the only thing worth noting in this sorry excuse for a film.

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:

$636,366

Company Credits

Production Co:

Buffalo Gal Pictures, Company Films, Summerstorm Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1