Something for Nothing (2020 film)

Something for Nothing () is a 2020 Russian short film based on a 1954 story of the same name by Robert Sheckley.
Plot
The plot is built around a financier Max Flamberk, it falls into the hands of the unit, which may materialize desired, including money. And such a gift of fate caught Max in a difficult period of his life. His deliberately substituted and fired from their jobs, and the only near and dear to his people - the younger sister, fighting for his life with severe disease, the treatment of which requires a large amount of money. It would seem that such a device can only help Max. But it starts to hunt a certain agent, already threatening his life.
Cast
* Maksim Ponomaryov as Max Flamberk
* Aleksandr Udalov as agent
* Igor Botvin as Max Flamberk
* Igor Lifanov as Ray Hicks
* Valeriy Kukhareshin as Steven Walker
* Igor Grigoriev as Tony Price
Production
Filming took place in Saint Petersburg, in order to shoot scenes of American slums and train stations. The shooting went on for five years. On October 11, 2018, filming was completed. In July 2020, the film was already fully completed, it will last 22 minutes and at the moment negotiations are underway with domestic and foreign servers for broadcasting the film.
Premiere
This film, along with more than thirty short films, was included in the main program of the "In short" festival and will be available for viewing on KinoPoisk from 17 to 23 August 2020.
Comics
Simultaneously with the creation of the film, a spin-off comic strip for the film entitled "The Quantum Department" was written and drawn. The presentation of the comic took place in St. Petersburg.

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