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With: Vladimir Mashkov, Andrei Krasko, Maria Mironova, Sergei Oshkevich, Alexandre Samoilenko, Mikael Vasserbaum, Vladimir Golovin, Vladimir Goussav, Levani Uchaineshvili
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Written by: Pavel Lungin, Aleksandr Borodyansky, Yuli Dubov, based on a novel by Yuli Dubov
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Directed by: Pavel Lungin
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MPAA Rating: Not Rated
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Language: Russian, with English subtitles
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Running Time: 123
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Date: 08/02/2002
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Tycoon: A New Russian (2003)
The Big Ripoff
By Jeffrey M. Anderson Taking cues from Citizen Kane, The Godfather, Once Upon a Time in America and GoodFellas, this Russian mob film is, frankly, not tall enough to get on the ride with the big boys. Charismatic Platon (Vladimir Mashkov) invents a scheme that will allow him to, so to speak, borrow from Peter to pay Paul and gain during the transaction. He invites his three best friends to join him, but as their wealth and power grow their youthful trust begins to break apart. The picture also includes that creaky subplot (also in Scarface) in which Platon woos the most beautiful girl in the world and quickly loses interest. As in Citizen Kane, everything occurs in flashback after Platon's death. Tycoon takes place during the Gorbachev years, and director Pavel Lungin no doubt hoped some of that political juice would enhance his carbon-copy story.
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