Kiss Them All!

Kiss Them All! (Russian: Горько!, romanized: Gorko!) is a 2013 Russian film directed by Zhora Kryzhovnikov and produced by Timur Bekmambetov, Ilya Burets, Dmitry Nelidov, Sergey Svetlakov. The movie is a wedding comedy. Natasha and Roma — these two characters are the protagonists of the film who are progressive and talented and dream to organize their wedding by the sea, while Natasha's step-father Boris Ivanovich wants classic Russian wedding in the restaurant.[3][4][5]

Kiss Them All!
Directed byZhora Kryzhovnikov
Produced byTimur Bekmambetov
Ilya Burets
Dmitry Nelidov
Sergey Svetlakov
CinematographyDmitry Gribanov
Production
companies
Bazelevs Production
Lunapark Film Company
Release date
  • October 24, 2013 (2013-10-24) (Russia)
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian
Budget1.5 million $
Box office27.3 million $[1][2]

Plot

Natasha and Roma are progressive and talented young people who dream to organize their wedding by the sea in Europe. But Natasha's step-father thinks differently and drafts his own plan. Being the city manager he feels such an event should be a springboard for his own career.

Cast

Reception

Kiss them All is the most profitable domestic film in the history of Russian box office, having managed to earn more than 27.3 million dollars on a budget of 1.5 million $.[1][2]

The film received mainly positive reviews and reception from critics. Russia Beyond the Headlines wrote in the review— "Russian viewers were offended but laughed, and critics loved it."[3] However, it got a huge negative backlash from viewers. Peak of negativity was after popular Russian YouTube blogger BadComedian made a negative review of this film.

Sequel

The film was followed by Kiss Them All! 2, which became the most profitable film of 2014 in Russia.[6]

Remake

A Mexican remake of the film was released in 2018 and was named «Hasta que la boda nos separe» («Until the wedding breaks us apart»). In Russia it's known as «Kiss Them All in Mexico» (Russian: Горько в Мексике).

References
  1. "Кинобизнес / Cамые прибыльные и убыточные отечественные фильмы в кинопрокате России 2013 года" (in Russian). Кинобизнес. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  2. "Zakupki.ru. О механизмах господдержки кинематографии" (in Russian). Искусство кино. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  3. "Russians' love-hate relationship with the hit film "Gorko!"". RBth. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. "Gorko!". Russian Film Week. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  5. "Gorko". Filmweb. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  6. Михаил Филберт (2015-03-26). "Количество успешных российских фильмов выросло". Cinemaplex.


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