Russian Riot

Russian Riot

130 mins | Drama, Romance | April 28, 2000

The end of the XVIII century. The reign of Catherine II. In the deep Russian provinces, among the vast steppes of the Ural escaped convict Yemelyan Pugachev proclaimed himself Emperor Peter III of Russia. Under the banner of the Pretender embarked detachments of Cossacks, fugitive serfs, and many spirited people. In these troubled times in the God-forsaken Belogorsk young officer Pyotr Grinyov meets his first love - Masha, the daughter of Captain Mironov. Recklessly passionate love with each other did not want to notice the signs of impending trouble. They did not know that soon they will be an ordeal. They could not imagine how bizarre way their fates intertwined with the fate of the self-proclaimed king, and what an incredible effort will be worth it to save their lives and feelings in the bloody chaos of Russian riot.

Russian Riot

130 mins | Drama, Romance | April 28, 2000

Russian Riot
The end of the XVIII century. The reign of Catherine II. In the deep Russian provinces, among the vast steppes of the Ural escaped convict Yemelyan Pugachev proclaimed himself Emperor Peter III of Russia. Under the banner of the Pretender embarked detachments of Cossacks, fugitive serfs, and many spirited people. In these troubled times in the God-forsaken Belogorsk young officer Pyotr Grinyov meets his first love - Masha, the daughter of Captain Mironov. Recklessly passionate love with each other did not want to notice the signs of impending trouble. They did not know that soon they will be an ordeal. They could not imagine how bizarre way their fates intertwined with the fate of the self-proclaimed king, and what an incredible effort will be worth it to save their lives and feelings in the bloody chaos of Russian riot.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Canal+, Roissy Films, NTV-Profit, Studio Globe, Administration of the Orenburg region, Productions Le Pont
Original title Русский бунт
Directors Aleksandr Proshkin
Writers Galina Arbuzova, Vladimir Zheleznikov, Alexander Pushkin, Stanislav Govorukhin

Cast

Mateusz Damięcki

as Pyotr Grinyov

Karolina Gruszka

as Masha Mironova

Vladimir Mashkov

as Yemelyan Pugachev

Sergei Makovetsky

as Alexey Shvabrin

Vladimir Ilin

as Savelyich

Yuri Belyayev

as Captain Mironov

Natalya Yegorova

as Vasilisa Yegorovna

Yuriy Kuznetsov

as Ivan Ignatyevich

Olga Antonova

as Catherine II

Juozas Budraitis

as Governor of Orenburg

Mikhail Filippov

as Count Panin

Pyotr Zaychenko

as Piyanov

Andrey Dudarenko

as Beloborodov

Kseniya Gromova

as Palashka

Konstantin Yushkevich

as Maximych

Sergei Varchuk

as Zurin

Mariya Mironova

as Kharlova

Aleksandr Vershinin

as Kharlov

Zoya Buryak

as Priest's Wife

Alexei Zubarev

as Father Gerasim

Juris Strenga

as Fish Catcher

Aleksandr Ilin

as Khlopusha

Vladimir Litvinov

as Grinyov's Father

Irina Sabanova

as Grinyov's Mother

Ernst Romanov

as Old Grinyov