Elastico: The Twelfth Player(2022)
A provincial football prodigy, Matvey, has already moved from Ulan-Ude to Moscow for a year and plays in the capital's club, where, however, he mostly sits on the bench. The novice, but cheeky agent Alina helps him break into the first line-up. Shortly before an important match, Matvey receives a call from his hometown with bad news related to his childhood criminal friends. Matvey and Alina fly to Ulan-Ude to settle the situation and save Dasha's younger brother, Matvey's ex-girlfriend.
Movie: Elastico: The Twelfth Player
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Матвей Кузьмин
Алина
Даша Разбегаева
Вадим
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A provincial football prodigy, Matvey, has already moved from Ulan-Ude to Moscow for a year and plays in the capital's club, where, however, he mostly sits on the bench. The novice, but cheeky agent Alina helps him break into the first line-up. Shortly before an important match, Matvey receives a call from his hometown with bad news related to his childhood criminal friends. Matvey and Alina fly to Ulan-Ude to settle the situation and save Dasha's younger brother, Matvey's ex-girlfriend.
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2022-02-23
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