Red Serpent
2003 Russian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Red Serpent is a 2003 Russian-German action adventure film directed by Gino Tanasescu.
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| Directed by | Gino Tanasescu |
| Written by | Drew Fleming Cyndy Kuipers George Lascu |
| Produced by | Oleg Kapanets |
| Starring | Michael Pare Roy Scheider Oleg Taktarov |
| Cinematography | Andrey Zhegalov Andrey Belkanov |
| Edited by | Matt Harry |
| Music by | Kenneth Burgomaster John Valentino Alexey Belov |
Production companies | Kremlin Films Rex Media |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 min. |
| Countries | Russia Germany |
| Languages | Russian English |
| Budget | $5 000 000[1] |
Plot
Steve Nichols comes to Moscow to conclude a contract. Unbeknownst to Steve, he has to become a front for transporting drugs supplied by a local gangster nicknamed Red Serpent. And his personal consent is just a technical matter.
The only hope for the trapped businessman is the former KGB officer Sergei Popov, who has old scores with the Serpent.[1]
Cast
- Michael Pare as Steve Nichols
- Roy Scheider as Hassan (Red Serpent)
- Oleg Taktarov as Sergey Popov
- Alexander Nevsky as Peter
- John Mastando as Dylan Navarre
- Irina Apeksimova as Sasha
- Yuriy Dumchev as Shifty
- Gary Kasper as Ivan Kutuza
- Andris Lielais as Medvedev[2]
- Vladimir Zaitsev as Gurov
- Egor Pazenko as Boris
Critical response
Russian film critic Valery Kichin considered the film unspectacular and boring, giving it a rating of 1 out of 10.[3]
BadComedian called the Tanasescu film "stupidity, idiocy and nonsense".[4]
Reviewer Andrey Volkov (Postcriticism.ru) named only the performance of some actors as a plus, but in general he described the film as far from professional cinema.[5]
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