Versus (2016 film) explained

Versus
Director:	Nurbek Egen
Producer:	Alexandra But Avdey Kiryanov Natalia Lazareva Yuriy Sapronov Evgeniya Tsitsina
Screenplay:	Oleg Malovichko
Music:	Paul Mills
Studio:	Russian Golden Episodes
Country:	Russia
Language:	Russian
Budget:	$5.8 million

Versus (Russian: Молот|Molot) is a 2016 Russian sports-drama film directed by Nurbek Egen. It was released on November 3, 2016 (in Russia).^[1]

Plot

When MMA fighter Victor gets into a car accident, the bandit Shark threatens to kill his beloved girl if he does not agree to throw a fight in the ring.^[2]

Filming

The movie was filmed partly in Saint Petersburg. For filming Birzhevoy Bridge was blocked, which connects the Vasilyevsky Island with the Petrograd side.

Cast

Aleksey Chadov as Victor Stroev aka Russian Hammer
Oksana Akinshina as Vera
Anton Shagin as Shark
Sergey Chirkov as Alik
Melvin Manhoef as Manuel Rivera aka Typhoon

Marketing

Movie trailer was released online September 7, 2016.

Facts

All the scenes of fights with Aleksey Chadov were filmed without stunt doubles.^[3]

Notes and References

Web site: ПЕРВЫЙ ТРЕЙЛЕР ФИЛЬМА "МОЛОТ". First trailer of the film "Versus". August 18, 2016. Startfilm. October 11, 2016. ru.
Web site: Скоро на экранах фильм "Молот". Soon the film "Versus". donvesti.ru. August 21, 2016. October 11, 2016. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011232906/http://donvesti.ru/new_info.php?newid=3964. October 11, 2016. dead.
Web site: Фильм Молот: год выпуска и дата выхода, рейтинг, продолжительность, похожие фильмы. Versus film: release year and release date, rating, duration, similar films. kinoafisha.info. October 11, 2016. ru.