Once Upon a Time in Odessa (2011)

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Country: Russia
Genres: Action
Release: 2011-12-05
Director: N/A
Writers: N/A
Language: Russian
Stars: Sergey Romanovich , Andrey Da! , Stuart D. Latham , Elena Skvortsova , Evgeniy Tkachuk , Elena Shamova , Valentin Gaft , Rimma Markova , Vsevolod Shilovskiy , Vladimir Dolinskiy
Runtime: 50 min
Awards: 4 nominations
AKA: Once Upon a Time in Odessa (United Kingdom) , Zhizn i priklyucheniya Mishki Yaponchika (United States of America) , Жизнь и приключения Мишки Япончика (Russian Federation) , Однажды в Одессе (Russian Federation) , Zhizn i priklyucheniya Mishki Yaponchika , Odnazhdi v Odesse (Russian Federation) , The Life and Times of Mishka Yaponchik , Zhizn I Priklyucheniya Mishki Yaponchika (Canada) , Odessan kummisetä (Finland) , Життя і пригоди Мішки Япончика (Ukraine) , The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik , Zhizn i priklyucheniya Mishki Yaponchika (Australia) , Once Upon a Time in Odessa
Plot: Mishka Yaponchik was a Ukrainian gangster, Jewish, lived in Odessa at the beginning of the XX century, the military leader of two thousand of gangsters and the prototype of Benia Krik in The "Odessa Tales" by Soviet Jewish writer Isaak Babel. Born Moisei Vinnitsky, Yaponchik ("the Japanese") was an exceptional and eccentric character. Hailed as the next Robin Hood, he established his own code of conduct forbidding the robbing of the poor and professional classes. Artistic and witty, his bold crimes were played out like mini dramas. He used to give money and food to orphans, the homeless, the unemployed, newlyweds as well as families who had fallen victim to gangster crime. He held the hearts of the people in his hand and soon controlled the entire city. The drama narrates about Yaponchik's rise to power, his daring crimes, his idealism and generosity and the only one love of his life...
IMDB:tt2317835