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Heat (2006 film)
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Heat is a 2006 Russian
teen
romantic comedy
loosely based on the I Step Through Moscow
, directed by Rezo Gigineishvili and produced by Fyodor Bondarchuk
. Heat along with Wolfhound became one of the most expensive Russian films in 2006. Besides, its budget was three times less as compared to the advertising campaign.
Aleksei (Aleksei Chadov) comes back from the Black Sea Fleet
to Moscow
for a meeting with his waiting girlfriend
(Maria Kurkova) and old classmates. Unfortunately, he finds out that his girlfriend is already married and has a child, and decides to spend the remaining time in the restaurant with friends: a son of an oligarch
Konstantin (Konstantin Kryukov), beginner actor
Artur (Artur Smolyaninov) and hip-hop artist Timati
. When their lunch is coming to the end, it appears that no one has money to pay the bill, except Konstantin's dollars which do not accept for payment. The rapper is decided to exchange currency at the nearest exchanger, that will cause troubles.
As the former exchanger belongs to the Armenian (Tigran Keosayan
), Timati sets out in search of another, but runs against a nazi skinhead gang. Saving his own life, the hero hides in Konstantin's flat, where Ostap Bender
-like swindler Dani (Deni Dadaev) in waiting him. Meanwhile, his friends cannot wait anymore and Artur is sent off. Before he can exchange, he is allured by the film director (Fyodor Bondarchuk) and prepares for shooting, but misses the actor-bus and leaves with gastarbeiter
s to demolish the Rossiya Hotel
. Konstantin hands over his last dollars to Aleksei, but he also fails and falls in love with a young traffic victim Nastya (Agniya Ditkovskite). After all that, despaired Konstantin raises noise in the restaurant, as a result he gets jailed by the militsiya
. Luckily for him, the mates do not abandon a friend and rescue him from captivity.
and other artists.
Cinema of Russia
The cinema of Russia began in the Russian Empire, widely developed under the Soviet and in the years following the fall of the Soviet system, the Russian film industry would remain internationally recognised...
teen
Teen film
Teen films is a film genre targeted at teenagers and young adults in which the plot is based upon the special interests of teenagers, such as coming of age, first love, rebellion, conflict with parents, teen angst, and alienation...
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy film
Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"...
loosely based on the I Step Through Moscow
I Step through Moscow
Walking the Streets of Moscow is a 1963 Soviet movie directed by Georgi Daneliya and produced by Mosfilm studios. It stars Nikita Mikhalkov, Alexei Loktev, Evgeniy Steblov and Galina Polskikh. The film also features cameos by four People's Artists of the USSR: Rolan Bykov, Vladimir Basov, Lev...
, directed by Rezo Gigineishvili and produced by Fyodor Bondarchuk
Fyodor Bondarchuk
Fyodor Sergeyevich Bondarchuk is a Russian film director and actor. He is the director of the acclaimed film The 9th Company, and producer of the 2006 film Heat, where he starred as himself with his mother Irina Skobtseva....
. Heat along with Wolfhound became one of the most expensive Russian films in 2006. Besides, its budget was three times less as compared to the advertising campaign.
Plot
After three years a sailorSailor
A sailor, mariner, or seaman is a person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses...
Aleksei (Aleksei Chadov) comes back from the Black Sea Fleet
Black Sea Fleet
The Black Sea Fleet is a large operational-strategic sub-unit of the Russian Navy, operating in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea since the late 18th century. It is based in various harbors of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov....
to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
for a meeting with his waiting girlfriend
Girlfriend
Girlfriend is a term that can refer to either a female partner in a non-marital romantic relationship or a female non-romantic friend that is closer than other friends....
(Maria Kurkova) and old classmates. Unfortunately, he finds out that his girlfriend is already married and has a child, and decides to spend the remaining time in the restaurant with friends: a son of an oligarch
Business oligarch
Business oligarch is a near-synonym of the term "business magnate", borrowed by the English speaking and western media from post-Soviet parlance to describe the huge, fast-acquired wealth of some businessmen of the former Soviet republics during the privatization in Russia and other post-Soviet...
Konstantin (Konstantin Kryukov), beginner actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Artur (Artur Smolyaninov) and hip-hop artist Timati
Timati
Timur Ildarovich Yunusov , better known by his stage name Timati , is an Russian rapper and actor.-Early life:Timur Ildarovich Yunusov was born on August 15, 1983 in Moscow, Soviet Union to an ethnically mixed family of Tatar father Ildar Yunusov and Jewish mother Simona Yunusova , he also has a...
. When their lunch is coming to the end, it appears that no one has money to pay the bill, except Konstantin's dollars which do not accept for payment. The rapper is decided to exchange currency at the nearest exchanger, that will cause troubles.
As the former exchanger belongs to the Armenian (Tigran Keosayan
Tigran Keosayan
Tigran Edmundovich Keosayan is a Russian-Armenian film director, actor and writer. He is a winner of International Film Festival Prize's including "TEFI", "Kinotavr" and "Window to Europe-2001"....
), Timati sets out in search of another, but runs against a nazi skinhead gang. Saving his own life, the hero hides in Konstantin's flat, where Ostap Bender
Ostap Bender
Ostap Bender is a fictional con man and antihero who first appeared in the novel The Twelve Chairs written by Soviet authors Ilya Ilf and Yevgeni Petrov and released in January 1928.-Appearances:...
-like swindler Dani (Deni Dadaev) in waiting him. Meanwhile, his friends cannot wait anymore and Artur is sent off. Before he can exchange, he is allured by the film director (Fyodor Bondarchuk) and prepares for shooting, but misses the actor-bus and leaves with gastarbeiter
Gastarbeiter
Gastarbeiter is German for "guest worker." It refers to migrant workers who had moved to West Germany mainly in the 1960s and 70s, seeking work as part of a formal guest worker programme...
s to demolish the Rossiya Hotel
Rossiya Hotel
The Rossiya Hotel was a large hotel built in Moscow from 1964 until 1967 at the order of the Soviet government. Construction used the existing foundations of a cancelled skyscraper project, the Zaryadye Administrative Building, which would have been the eighth of what is now referred to as the...
. Konstantin hands over his last dollars to Aleksei, but he also fails and falls in love with a young traffic victim Nastya (Agniya Ditkovskite). After all that, despaired Konstantin raises noise in the restaurant, as a result he gets jailed by the militsiya
Militsiya
Militsiya or militia is used as an official name of the civilian police in several former communist states, despite its original military connotation...
. Luckily for him, the mates do not abandon a friend and rescue him from captivity.
Production
Gigineishvili and Bondarchuk used the same young cast and crew from The 9th Company for their Heat, set in Moscow during a hot boiling summer, which caused as the title instead of the draft entitled "City Tales" ("Сказки города"). Its filming took place in the shortest time period: "the script was written in ten days; pre-production took no more than two weeks; and after four months of shooting, the movie was done."Reception
Despite the fiscal success, Heat took in $15 million in CIS, and about $1 million in Ukraine, the film, mainly, received disapproving responses of critics for the commercial direction. According to the e-poll of Moskovskij Komsomolets, Heat was recognized as the worst Russian film of 2006.Soundtrack
The original soundtrack was released in February, 2007 and included a song of Tokio, several tracks from new Timati album Black StarBlack Star (Timati album)
Black Star is a 2006 hip hop album by a Russian rapper Timati.-Track listing:...
and other artists.
Track listing
- "Когда ты плачешь" - Tokio 4:15
- "Летняя Москва" - Karina Koks 3:42
- "Город ночных фонарей" - Timati & VIP77 3:21
- "Жара" - Timati, F. Bondarchuk, NASTY 4:21
- "В городской суете" - Basta (rapper) 3:55
- "Жара 77" - Center 4:03
- "Детка" - Timati 4:24
- "Всё между нами" - Oleg Chubykin 4:14
- "The Girl of funk" - DJ Smash 2:26
- "Groovin" - VIP77 4:11
- "Black star" - Timati 4:57
- "Лето" - Lomonosov (band) 4:17
- "Москва" - VIP77 3:33
- "Жара" - DJ Smash 3:10
- "Where you gonna be" - VIP77 4:15
- "Happy New Year" - Siberia (band) 3:23