Yolki
| Yolki | |
|---|---|
 Russian poster | |
| Directed by |
Timur Bekmambetov Yaroslav Chevazhevskiy Ignas Jonynas Dmitry Kiselev Aleksandr Voytinskiy |
| Produced by |
Timur Bekmambetov Iva Stromilova Sergey Yahontov |
| Written by |
Dmitriy Aleynikov Andrey Kureychik Oleg Malovichko Givi Shavgulidze |
| Starring |
Alina Bulynko Sergey Pokhodaev |
| Cinematography | Sergey Trofimov |
| Edited by | Andrey Mesnyankin |
Release dates |
13 December 2010 (Kazakhstan) 16 December 2010 (Russia) |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Yolki (Russian: Ёлки), also known as Six Degrees of Celebration, is a 2010 Russian comedy film directed by Timur Bekmambetov. Two sequels have been released, including Yolki 2 in 2011 and Yolki 3 in 2013. The films in the series represent a Russian tradition of the "New Year's Movie" where films that take place during the holiday season tap into the vein of hope, optimism, and possibility associated with New Year's in the Russian culture. Other examples include The Irony of Fate and The Irony of Fate 2 (also directed by Bekmambetov). Typically such films are released in December, just before the start of the holidays in Russia.
Sequels
The film has had 2 sequels: Yolki 2 in 2011 and Yolki 3 in 2013 with most of the cast reprising their roles, as well as a prequel called Yolki 1914 in 2014.
Cast
- Alina Bulynko as Varvara
- Sergey Pokhodaev as Vova
- Ivan Urgant as Boris
- Sergey Svetlakov as Evgeniy
- Elena Plaksina as Olya
- Vera Brezhneva as Vera Brezhneva
- Nikita Presnyakov as Pasha Bondarev, cab driver
- Boris Khvoshnyansky as Fyodor
- Artur Smolyaninov as Aleksey
- Sergey Garmash as Valery Sinitsyn, police captain
- Ekaterina Vilkova as Alina