The Irony of Fate: Continuation
A New Year's comedy that revisits a Soviet classic through the children of its original couple, as a well-meaning plan sends a son to the same St. Petersburg address where a daughter now lives.
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About the film
What it’s about
Thirty years after Zhenya and Nadya's fateful meeting, their relationship has ended and she has moved to Leningrad. Zhenya's son Konstantin still joins his father's old friends for their annual bathhouse ritual. Uncle Pasha and Uncle Sasha persuade Konstantin to create a New Year's miracle for his father by sending him to St. Petersburg. At the familiar address on 3rd Builders Street, apartment 12, lives Nadya's daughter, also named Nadya. That very day, her fiancé Irakli plans to propose to her.
What hooks you
Timur Bekmambetov directs a cast that includes Sergey Bezrukov as Irakli, Konstantin Khabenskiy as Konstantin, Elizaveta Boyarskaya as young Nadya, and original stars Barbara Brylska and Andrey Myagkov. The film won two MTV Russia Movie Awards in 2008, for Best Comedic Role and Best Film. During production, 48 script versions were considered, and after test screenings, 15 minutes of scenes were reshot.
Who it’s for
It will appeal to those who enjoy New Year's romantic comedies with a nostalgic touch and a connection to a beloved classic.
Ratings
MOVIE․ONE · 120 votesCreative team
All 11-
01
Sergey Bezrukov
Irakli
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02
Konstantin Khabenskiy
Kostya
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03
Elizaveta Boyarskaya
Nadyusha
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04
Barbara Brylska
Nadezhda Shevelyova
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05
Andrey Myagkov
Yevgeny Lukashin
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06
Yuriy Yakovlev
Ippolit
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07
Valentina Talyzina
Valentina
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08
Mikhail Efremov
Ded Moroz
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09
Aleksandr Shirvindt
Uncle Pasha
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10
Roman Madyanov
police major
Trivia
All facts 10
- During production, the film had 48 versions of the script.
- After test screenings, it was decided to reshoot some scenes with a total duration of 15 minutes.
- Aleksandr Belyavsky's character (Uncle Sasha) appears in two scenes (in the bathhouse and at the airport) and is almost always silent, unlike Aleksandr Shirvindt's character. This is because Belyavsky had recently suffered a stroke and his speech had not fully recovered.
- For the role of young Nadya, the screenwriter suggested Milla Jovovich. The script was sent to her, but she declined.
- In almost every frame of the film, the combination of red and blue colors is persistently used (glasses on the table, ornaments on the Christmas tree, a red door on a blue wall leading into the apartment, and so on). The same colors appear on the balloons bearing the names of the main characters.
- The film premiered in cinemas on December 20, 2007, while its television premiere took place only on January 1, 2010 (on Channel One). This gap between the theatrical and television showings was due to the terms of the contract, under which the film could not be shown on television earlier than two years after its cinematic release.
Awards and nominations
2 wins · 7 nominations
- 2 wins MTV Russia Movie Awards
- Best Comedy Role Konstantin Khabenskiy MTV Russia Movie Awards · 2008
- Best Film MTV Russia Movie Awards · 2008
Franchise
2-
1975
The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!
Prequel
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2007
The Irony of Fate: Continuation
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2007
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2007
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2007