| Poor Relatives | |
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 DVD cover with Russian title: Бедные родственники | |
| Bednye Rodstvenniki | |
| Directed by | Pavel Lungin |
| Written by | Gennady Ostrovsky |
| Produced by | Catherine Dussart Pavel Lungin Olga Vasilyeva |
| Starring | Konstantin Khabensky Sergei Garmash[1] Marina Golub Daniil Spivakovsky Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet Leonid Kanevsky |
| Cinematography | Mikhail Krichman |
| Edited by | Sophie Brunet |
| Music by | Michelle Arbatts Roche Ave Yuval Misenmasher |
| Distributed by | Catherine Dussart Productions (CDP) Onix Arte France Cinema |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Countries | Russia France |
| Language | Russian |
Poor Relatives (Russian: Бедные родственники, romanized: Bednye Rodstvenniki), also released as Roots, is a 2005 Russian black comedy film directed by Pavel Lungin.[2]
The film tells the story of a Russian grifter who defrauds foreigners by introducing them to ordinary people hired to pose as long lost relatives.[3]
- ^ Номинанты Национальной кинематографической премии «НИКА» за 2005 год Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Бедные родственники. Х/ф". Russia-1.
- ^ "A Russian grifter fleeces foreigners by introducing them to ordinary folk hired to pose as long lost relatives in director Pavel Loungine's bawdy, bubbly black comedy "Roots."". Variety.