The Kopeck Explained

The Kopeck
Native Name:	ru\|Копейка
Director:	Ivan Dykhovichny
Editing:	Elena Afanaseva
Music:	Anton Batagov
Studio:	Volya
Runtime:	100 min.
Country:	Russia
Language:	Russian

The Kopeck (ru|Копейка|Kopeyka) is a 2002 Russian comedy film directed by Ivan Dykhovichny.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] The production design was by Vladimir Trapeznikov. The name refers to the soviet car VAZ-2101, popularly nicknamed a kopeck.

Plot

The film shows the adventures of the legendary VAZ-2101, resuscitated by the hands of the master Bubuka.^[4]

Cast

Sergey Mazaev as Bubuka^[5]
Andrey Krasko as narrator
Yury Tsurilo as Viktor
Roman Madyanov as former KGB; militiaman; visa and registration for Foreigners Office employee
Aleksandra Kulikova as Anton's wife
Oleg Kovalov as Anton Borisovich
Sergey Shnurov as man in window
Olga Dykhovichnaya as Tanya
Alyona Babenko as Sonya
Igor Artashonov as Vladimir Vysotsky^[6] ^[7]
Fyodor Dobronravov as driver
Sergei Frolov as painter
Ivan Dykhovichny as assistant director

Notes and References

https://style.rbc.ru/people/5e303e339a7947cb2902381f Сергей Мазаев: «Страна идёт спиной вперёд»
https://informing.ru/2019/03/02/ilona-stole-kto-takaya-kto-muzh-i-roditeli-instagram-foto.html Илона Столье в Инстаграме попала под волну критики
https://aif.ru/dontknows/file/kto_takaya_ilona_stole Кто такая Илона Столье
https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/41260/ Копейка
https://rg.ru/2020/10/21/na-chto-pohozhi-postperestroechnye-kinofilmy-dlia-zriachih.html На что похожи постперестроечные кинофильмы «для зрячих»
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0322988/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm The Kopeck (2002) Full Cast / Crew
https://rg.ru/2023/08/03/vladimira-vysockogo-v-biograficheskim-filme-volodia-sygraet-nejroset.html Владимира Высоцкого в биографическим фильме сыграе нейросеть