Saturday, 14 August 2021

Lost in Russia

Movie: Lost in Russia
Chinese Title: 俄囧 / E Jiong

Release Date: January 25, 2020

Genre: Comedy
Language: Mandarin
Director: Xu Zheng
Screenwriter: He Keke, Bu Lu Lu Fu, He Yihe, Xu Zheng
Chief Producer: Tan Zhishan
Producer: Liu Ruifang
Origin: China
Related: Lost in Thailand, Lost in Hong Kong, Lost on Journey

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

The story of a six-day and six-night trip to Moscow that brings a mother and her middle-aged son's relationship back to its purest form.

Ivan (Xu Zheng) is entangled in business disputes, but accidentally gets on the train to Russia with his controlling mother Lu Xiaohua (Huang Meiying). In their journey, mother and son get into a fierce disagreement. At the same time, Ivan has to deal with his business rivals. In order to make it Moscow, he has to face the family problems that he has been avoiding all his life.

Fun Facts

It is part of Xu Zheng's "Lost In" blockbuster movie franchise.
Shen Teng makes a special appearance.
Filming lasted from January 24, 2019 to June 20, 2019.
It was shot in China and Russia.
The Chinese title translates to, "Awkward Mom." It was part of the Spring Festival movies on January 25, 2020 but was the only one to move up the release date to January 24.
All Spring Festival movies were eventually postponed due to the worsening coronavirus epidemic in China.
Huanxi Media decided to keep its Spring Festival premiere by releasing "Lost in Russia" online for free.

Cast

	Xu Zheng as Ivan / Xu Yiwan
	Huang Meiying as Lu Xiaohua
	Yuan Quan as Zhang Lu
	Ou Liya as Natasha
	Shen Teng as Passenger / Xiao Zi
	Jia Bing as Conductor / You Xiu