Serf 2

Serf 2
Son of a Rich 2
Serf 2 ; Son of a Rich 2
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Klim Shipenko
Written by	Darya Gratsevich (ru); Anton Morozenko; Dmitry Permyakov;
Produced by	Eduard Iloyan (ru); Denis Zhalinsky (ru); Vitaly Shlyappo (ru); Alexey Trotsyuk (ru); Anton Zlatopolsky (ru); Vadim Vereshchagin; Taimuraz Badziev; David Tsallaev (ru); Vyacheslav Dusmukhametov (ru); Mikhail Tkachenko; Artur Badziev; Yevgeny Kazakov; Darya Gratsevich (ru); Anton Morozenko; Dmitry Permyakov;
Starring	Miloš Biković; Aglaya Tarasova; Ivan Okhlobystin; Aleksandr Samoylenko (ru); Maria Mironova; Natalya Rogozhkina (ru); Pavel Derevyanko; Oleg Komarov; Olga Dibtseva; Kirill Nagiyev; Sergey Sotserdotsky; Sophia Zayka;
Cinematography	Yuri Korobeinikov; Philip Yuzhanin;
Edited by	Tim Pavelko
Music by	Ivan Burlyaev (ru); Dmitry Noskov;
Production; companies	Yellow, Black and White; Mem Media (MEM Cinema Production); Central Partnership Productions; Russia-1; START Studio; Cinema Fund;
Distributed by	Central Partnership
Release dates	December 21, 2023 (Karo 11 October); January 1, 2024 (Russia);
Running time	119 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian
Budget	₽768 million
Box office	₽3.842 billion; (US$42.6 million);

Serf 2, also known as Son of a Rich 2 (Russian: Холоп 2) is a 2023 Russian comedy film directed by Klim Shipenko and produced by Yellow, Black and White. It is a sequel to the 2019 film Serf and stars Miloš Biković, Ivan Okhlobystin, Aleksandr Samoylenko, and Maria Mironova, were joined by Aglaya Tarasova and Natalya Rogozhkina. Principal photography took place in the Pskov region, in the vicinity of Pushkin Mountains and in Saint Petersburg.^[3]^[4]

The plot of the film follows immediately after Serf. The reformed major Grisha decides to teach a lesson to the spoiled and arrogant daughter of an official, Katya. From the unbelted princess, she turns into Cinderella and wakes up in 1812.

The film premiered in Moscow on December 21, 2023 and was theatrically released in Russia on January 1, 2024, by Central Partnership. It received mixed reviews from journalists, with praise for the film's scale while criticism was aimed at its lack of originality.^[5] The film was commercially successful, grossing ₽3.8 billion at the box office, against its ₽768 million budget.

The sequel, Serf 3 is planned to release on January 23, 2025.^[6]

^ Box Office, Russian Cinema Fund`s Analytics (RCFA). Accessed February 8, 2024.
^ "Son of a Rich 2 (2024)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
^ Ulanova, Tatyana (20 July 2022). "Режиссер Шипенко рассказал, когда закончит снимать "Холоп-2"" [Director Shipenko told when he will finish filming Serf 2]. Arguments and Facts (in Russian).
^ Клим Шипенко объяснил, почему пропустил церемонию вручения госпремий в Кремле
^ Shestak, Polina (January 2, 2024). ""Сомнительная поделка без души»: отзывы россиян о фильме «Холоп-2"" [“A dubious craft without a soul”: reviews from Russians about the film “Serf 2”]. News.ru (in Russian). Retrieved January 5, 2024.
^ "Анонсирован «Холоп 3» — авторы назвали дату выхода" [Serf 3 announced - the authors announced the release date]. Cybersport.ru (in Russian). March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

[r1-1] Box Office, Russian Cinema Fund`s Analytics (RCFA). Accessed February 8, 2024.

[BOM-2] "Son of a Rich 2 (2024)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

[3] Ulanova, Tatyana (20 July 2022). "Режиссер Шипенко рассказал, когда закончит снимать "Холоп-2"" [Director Shipenko told when he will finish filming Serf 2]. Arguments and Facts (in Russian).

[4] Клим Шипенко объяснил, почему пропустил церемонию вручения госпремий в Кремле

[5] Shestak, Polina (January 2, 2024). ""Сомнительная поделка без души»: отзывы россиян о фильме «Холоп-2"" [“A dubious craft without a soul”: reviews from Russians about the film “Serf 2”]. News.ru (in Russian). Retrieved January 5, 2024.

[6] "Анонсирован «Холоп 3» — авторы назвали дату выхода" [Serf 3 announced - the authors announced the release date]. Cybersport.ru (in Russian). March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.

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