Yolki 5 (2016)

Original title

Ёлки 5

Directed by

Roman Nepomnyashchy, Alexander Kott, Vadim Perelman, Timur Bekmambetov

Genre

comedy film, anthology film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

6+

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 43 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Russian comedy anthology film has several short stories that all take place around New Year's. The characters get into silly and awkward situations, mostly involving misunderstandings and schemes.

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What happens

Yolki 5 (Russian: Ёлки 5, meaning Christmas Trees 5 or Those Christmas Trees), is a 2016 Russian comedy film, sequel to Yolki 1914. The roles are played by Ivan Urgant, Sergey Svetlakov, Kirill Pletnev, Katerina Shpitsa, Anna Khilkevich, Gosha Kutsenko, Maria Shukshina, Alexander Golovin. It premiered in Russia on December 22, 2016. The television premiere took place on July 6, 2018 on the television channel Russia-1. The film was received negatively by viewers, who criticized the plot and acting, although the actions and acting of Urgant and Svetlakov were highly praised. "Yolki 5" grossed about 13 million dollars worldwide, making it a box office success. Despite this, its critical performance was lower than expected. The next "Yolki 6" movie was released on December 21, 2017. The film, despite the original title, is not a reboot of the series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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