Poyekhavshaya

Off the Rails
Off the Rails
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Anton Maslov
Written by	Svetlana Shteba; Mariya Maslova; Friderike Brin; Nzhde Ayrapetyan; Tatyana Goncharova;
Story by	Anna Smolina
Based on	Why Stay at Home?; by Anna Smolina
Produced by	Eduard Iloyan (ru); Vitaly Shlyappo (ru); Denis Zhalinsky; Aleksey Trotsyuk (ru); Mikhail Tkachenko; Anton Maslov; Ilya Malanin; Sergey Bobza; Natalya Kurenkova; Mariya Maslova; Ivan Kanaev;
Starring	Olga Lerman; Viktor Khorinyak; Dmitry Chebotaryov; Elena Yakovleva; Askar Ilyasov;
Cinematography	Sergey Komarov Jr.
Edited by	Ekaterina Pivneva
Music by	Stanislav Becker; Aleksandr Bessonov;
Production; companies	Yellow, Black and White; START Studio; Cinema Fund;
Distributed by	Central Partnership
Release date	March 8, 2023 (Russia);
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian
Budget	₽193 million; $2.343.020;
Box office	₽524.4 million; $6.2 million;

Off the Rails, also known as Riding Wild (Russian: Поехавшая, romanized: Poyekhavshaya, lit. 'Traveling by bike') is a 2023 Russian road movie directed by Anton Maslov, author of the book Why Stay at Home? by cyclist Anna Smolina: in 2017, the girl, along with her dachshund, went on a bicycle trip across the country, played by Olga Lerman, together with Viktor Khorinyak, Dmitry Chebotaryov, Elena Yakovleva and Askar Ilyasov starred here.^[2]

This film was theatrically released on March 8, 2023. The Central Partnership company acts as a distributor on the territory of the Russian Federation.^[3]

Plot

The film follows Anna Smolina, an ordinary woman who makes an unusual decision to break away from her routine life. Seeking change, she embarks on a cross-country bicycle journey through Russia, accompanied by her beloved dachshund, Kapa.

Anna’s destination is the town of Magadan, where she hopes to reconcile with her mother after 13 years of estrangement. Along the way, she encounters new people, makes friends, and faces various challenges. By the end of her journey, Anna gains self-confidence and discovers love.^[4]

Cast

Olga Lerman as Anna "Anya" Smolina, world and Russian champion in long-distance cycling
dachshund Taisiya as Kapa
Viktor Khorinyak as Valery "Valera", meeting with whom will bring new positive emotions to Anya's life
Dmitry Chebotaryov as Roman "Roma", Anya's ex-wife
Elena Yakovleva as Anna Smolina's mother
Askar Ilyasov as Alisher Abdalov, delivery man
Alina Alekseyeva as Marina Komarova, Anya's friend
Anastasiya Svetlova as Evgenia "Zhenya", a female trucker
Olesya Zheleznyak as Katerina
Masha Lobanova as Yana
Yuliya Topolnitskaya as Kazakova, Anya's classmate
Anton Maslov as senior flight attendant
Sophia Zayka as Dasha

Production

Filming locations

Location filming took place in Moscow, the region of Moscow Oblast, Vladimir Oblast and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, the Republic of Bashkortostan (Bashkiria), Altai Republic and Lake Baikal - more than 170 locations were specially chosen for this. The team managed to work in completely different weather conditions — from +35 °C at the start of filming to temperatures closer to 0 °C by the end.^[5]

Release

Theatrical

The world premiere was held on March 2, at the capital's cinema "Karo 11 October" on New Arbat Avenue in Moscow.^[6] It is scheduled to be theatrically released in Russia should take place in the country's cinemas from the festive International Women's Day on March 8, 2023 by Central Partnership.

Reception

Box office

The comedy topped the box office in the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States in the first week of the show, collecting 135.6 million rubles for the first weekend.^[7]

References

^ Box Office, Russian Cinema Fund`s Analytics (RCFA). Accessed August 2, 2023.
^ "Велопробег от реальности" [Bike ride away from reality]. The Businessman (in Russian). March 9, 2023.
^ "Поехавшая(2023)". afisha.ru (in Russian).
^ "Поехавшая (2023)". kinoafisha.info (in Russian).
^ "Владимирская область стала одной из съемочных площадок нового фильма "Поехавшая"" [The Vladimir Oblast has become one of the filming locations for the new film Riding Wild]. Smotrim.ru (in Russian).
^ "В Москве представили фильм "Поехавшая"" [In Moscow presented the film Riding Wild]. Vesti.ru (in Russian). March 3, 2023.
^ "Фильм "Поехавшая" возглавил кинопрокат в России и СНГ на выходных" [The film Riding Wild topped the box office in Russia and the CIS at the weekend]. RBK Group (in Russian). March 13, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

External links

Off the Rails at IMDb

[r1-1] Box Office, Russian Cinema Fund`s Analytics (RCFA). Accessed August 2, 2023.

[2] "Велопробег от реальности" [Bike ride away from reality]. The Businessman (in Russian). March 9, 2023.

[3] "Поехавшая(2023)". afisha.ru (in Russian).

[4] "Поехавшая (2023)". kinoafisha.info (in Russian).

[5] "Владимирская область стала одной из съемочных площадок нового фильма "Поехавшая"" [The Vladimir Oblast has become one of the filming locations for the new film Riding Wild]. Smotrim.ru (in Russian).

[6] "В Москве представили фильм "Поехавшая"" [In Moscow presented the film Riding Wild]. Vesti.ru (in Russian). March 3, 2023.

[7] "Фильм "Поехавшая" возглавил кинопрокат в России и СНГ на выходных" [The film Riding Wild topped the box office in Russia and the CIS at the weekend]. RBK Group (in Russian). March 13, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

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