Champion boxer Artyom Kolchin climbed all conceivable heights and became a national hero. He does not enter the boxing ring any more, rather choosing a coaching job and wild high life, including continuous TV appearances, hanging out and love affairs. One morning his daughter and his wife Vika meet him at home. Vika does not see the Artyom she once fell in love with in him any longer... The externally happy life of Kolchin comes to an end when the boxer he trains is almost killed during a match with the famous Kuerte. Artyom suspects that he used some forbidden technique. To obtain the proof, he has to go to Hong Kong where his long-time friend Vagit Valiev waits for him: he knows something about Kuerte which is not known to anyone else. To win, Artyom will have to enter the ring again.
Stunts
Denis Nikiforov actually trained, looks convincingly broken.
Production
Hong Kong location work elevates the budget visibly.
Director
Alexey Sidorov
Denis Nikiforov
Артем Колчин
Elena Panova
Vika
Andrei Panin
Валиев
Batu Hasikov
Kuerte
Mikhail Gorevoy
Michael Buzz promoter Artiem
Dmitriy Shevchenko
Nechayev
Olga Dibtseva
Lera
Sergey Ryabykh
Oleg
Maria Kurkova
Julia, a girl boxer Oleg
Sofya Mitskevich
Polina
Aleksandr Grishin
courier
Shahkrit Yamnarm
Maksim Litovchenko
Ruslan Khabibullov
Sangadzhi Tarbaev
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Russia's brief 2000s obsession with boxing films following real-life champ Nikolai Valuev's fame. Denis Nikiforov was cast largely for his resemblance to a certain idealized Russian masculinity.
Andrei Panin (Vagit Valiev) died under mysterious circumstances two years later; this remains one of his final major roles, giving the Hong Kong scenes unintended weight.
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