Hater
Short description
An anonymous provocateur orchestrates a destructive game that pulls diverse individuals, including ordinary internet users and public figures, into a series of conflicts. This online harassment eventually spills over into the physical world, damaging professional careers, personal relationships, and general trust. As those affected attempt to identify the person responsible for the aggression, they discover that revealing the identity of the hater could lead to unforeseen repercussions for everyone involved.
This Russian production was directed and written by Maxim Boev, following his work on За Палыча! 2 earlier in 2026. The film stars Stanislav Bondarenko as Timofey and Boris Kudryashov as Homeless. Produced by Viking-ST, the project was also produced by Boev, Vladimir Goryachev, and Elena Galanova. The movie blends elements of comedy, drama, and romance across a runtime of 82 minutes. It currently holds a rating of 5/10 on TMDB based on 3 votes.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film features a farewell scene with a tiger based on a true story told to the director personally by Edgard Zapashny. It is based on the actual farewell of animal trainer Valter Zapashny to a tiger he had lived with for 25 years.
- Fourteen real tigers participated in the filming, and the actors and camera operators worked with them in a cage under the supervision of the Zapashny brothers. Once, Edgard rushed into the shot after noticing that a predator was preparing to hunt Vladimir Sychev.
- Parkour athletes performed real jumps between beams at a height of 6 meters in temperatures of -35°C. The stunts were not staged: the athletes jumped 6–8 meters wearing light jackets on a high-rise building under construction.
- The vignette about the violinist is based on a real experiment in which virtuoso Joshua Bell played a $15 million Stradivarius violin in the New York subway. In four hours, he earned only 4 dollars, remaining unnoticed by thousands of passersby.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
