God's Smile or The Odessa Story explained

God's Smile or The Odessa Story
Native Name:	Russian: Улыбка Бога, или Чисто одесская история
Director:	Vladimir Alenikov
Music:	Igor Zubkov
Cinematography:	Kirill Davidoff
Editing:	Vladimir Alenikov
Country:	Russia
Language:	Russian

God's Smile or The Odessa Story (Russian: Улыбка Бога, или Чисто одесская история) is a 2008 Russian comedy film directed by Vladimir Alenikov.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

The film tells about the rich old Odessa citizen Philip Olshansky, who is preparing for death and preparing a will. To help him, his grandson Allen goes to Odessa, where he will find a lot of adventures.^[4]

Cast

• Ivan Zhidkov as Alen
• Mariya Gorban
• Antonina Sutyagina as Pozhila Anna
• Armen Dzhigarkhanyan as Filipp Olshansky
• Dmitriy Sergin as Molodoy Filipp
• Roman Kartsev as Perepmuter
• Tamara Tana as Elvira
• Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyorny as Ryzhak
• Nina Usatova as Madam Parnokopytenko
• Tatyana Novik as Galya^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://www.grani21.ru/index.php?q=pub/cheboksarskomu-mezhdunarodnomu-novyh-filmov Чебоксарскому международному — новых фильмов!
2. https://www.proficinema.ru/mainnews/festival/detail.php?ID=74163 IV Международный кинофестиваль "В кругу семьи" завершен
3. https://rg.ru/2018/07/27/reg-szfo/rezhisser-vladimir-alenikov-predstavit-novyj-film-v-monreale.html Режиссер Владимир Алеников представит новый фильм в Монреале
4. https://www.kinoafisha.info/movies/7771983/ Улыбка Бога, или Чисто одесская история, 2008
5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1264881/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Улыбка Бога, или Чисто одесская история (2008) Full Cast & Crew