How I Became Russian
2019, Russian. Directed by Xia Hao & Akaki Sahelashvili.
Getting your fiancee's father to like you is not an easy task. The Chinese guy Pen also faces this problem when he goes to Moscow for his love, Ira, without even knowing what a nightmare awaits him.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Xia HaoDirector
- Akaki SahelashviliDirector
- Dong ChangPeng Peng - Ira's boyfriend
- Vitaliy KhaevAnatoliy Platonov
- Elizaveta KononovaIra Platonova
- Sergey ChirkovRoman Andreevich Bystrov
- Hrant TokhatyanRuben
- Natalya SurkovaPetrovna - female cook
- Vadim SmirnovIgnat - Platonov's bodyguard
- Dmitriy SmirnovKolya - Platonov's bodyguard
- Sergey SosnovskyFyodor
- Sergey BelyaevSemyonych
- Andrey Morozovman at gas station
- Igor GasparyanTaxi driver
Details
- Released
- 25 January 2019
- Original title
- Как я стал русским
- Country
- China, Russia
- Written by
- Andrey Zolotarev, Mariya Trubnikova, Aleksandr Noskov
- Budget
- $5M
- Box office
- $1.7M
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What How I Became Russian is based on
How I Became Russian is based on How I Became Russian, a television series by Sangadji Tarbaev.
Television series
How I Became Russian
By Sangadji Tarbaev
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How I Became Russian: quick answers
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How long is How I Became Russian?
How I Became Russian runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Which OTT platform is How I Became Russian on?
How I Became Russian isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 January 2019. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
What movies are like How I Became Russian?
If you liked How I Became Russian, try Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer, Kidnapping, Caucasian Style, Louis C.K.: Ridiculous.
Who directed How I Became Russian?
How I Became Russian (2019) was directed by Xia Hao and Akaki Sahelashvili and stars Dong Chang, Vitaliy Khaev, Elizaveta Kononova.
What is How I Became Russian based on?
How I Became Russian is based on How I Became Russian, a television series by Sangadji Tarbaev.