Published on: 2026-11-09
Source: Mosfilm Film Concern – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
According to the plot, the driver Valera unexpectedly becomes the “driver” for a smart taxi that has escaped from its developers, who decided to shut down the project and dispose of the car. Yuri Stoyanov plays the driver, the car’s voice is provided by Sergey Burunov, directed by Vladimir Kott (“The Naughty One”), and produced by Georgy Malkov and Yasmina Ben Ammar, creators of the “To the Village, Grandpa” franchise. The film is produced by the film company “Kinoteka” with the participation of the “Russia” TV channel, the FSUE “Mosfilm” film concern, and supported by the Cinema Fund. On the passenger seats are actors Olesya Ivanchenko, Polina Denisova, Tatyana Orlova, Evgeny Egorov, Dmitry Kolchin, Olga Tumaykina, and others.
Transporting passengers and getting into absurd situations, the person and the car quarrel, make up, quarrel again, but in the end, they help each other. The old driver, who has relied on intuition and experience all his life, is forced to come to terms with an indifferent algorithm, while the artificial intelligence faces for the first time something that cannot be calculated — the human character. Different goals, but a common path gradually brings them closer, and each becomes a teacher for the other, and in the end — a friend.
Interesting facts:
– Most of the film was shot in the new pavilion with LED screens at Mosfilm
– The film has already been shown at several festivals: “New Movement” in Veliky Novgorod, as part of the special program “Window to Europe” in Vyborg, and at Lendok in Saint Petersburg. The project has received high praise from audiences and industry professionals.
– Vladimir Kott, director: “It seems to me that if someone starts communicating with you in your own language, you inevitably begin to feel some emotions towards that being — even if it is made of metal and on wheels. In our film, we tried to make our machine as emotional as possible. For example, when it is sad, it sprays windshield washer fluid — it cries, it revs the engine at high RPM — it screams. And you will be able to see the other conceptual things in the movie!”
Yuri Stoyanov, People’s Artist of Russia: “’Dedmobil’ is a timely conversation about our era in a comedic framework. Innovative technologies pursue us everywhere, but the only thing they are not yet capable of is giving warmth. My character Valera becomes a hostage to progress, but in the end, it is his humanity that makes him stronger than any machine.”
Georgiy Malkov, producer: “New technologies constantly accompany us on our life path — they tell us where to go, advise us on what to watch, remind us when to drink water. But if a person needs support, the right words, or simply someone nearby — the algorithm loses. We made a film that aims to remind: progress makes a person’s life easier, but only feelings give it meaning.”
The film will be released in theaters on November 19 by Karo Premier.
Reference information:
Production: Cinematheque with the participation of the channel “Russia”, FSUE “Mosfilm Film Concern”, with the support of the Cinema Fund
Screenwriter and Creative Producer: Konstantin Trofimov
Director: Vladimir Kott
Producers: Georgiy Malkov, Yasmina Ben Ammar
Director of production: Maxim Koliganov
Production designer: Anna Andreeva
Makeup artist: Olga Chupina
Costume Designer: Evgeniya Makeeva
Starring: Yuri Stoyanov, Sergey Burunov, Irina Bezryadnova, Alisa Klagish, Alexander Revenko, Polina Denisova, Grigory Bagrov, Alexander Averin, Evgeny Egorov, Oleg Kamenshchikov, Albina Kabalina, Viktoria Bogatyreva, Denis Vasilyev, Tatyana Orlova, Olesya Ivanchenko, Olga Tumaykina, Dmitry Kolchin, Julia Ammadi.
SYNOPSIS
Valera (Yuri Stoyanov) is a flawless driver with 30 years of experience. At the moment when his dog Lincoln needs an expensive surgery, he loses his job. Valera urgently needs any source of income, and unexpectedly a smart, super-modern taxi approaches him. The car, with built-in artificial intelligence, able to talk and drive autonomously without a driver, makes him a very advantageous offer: to avoid scaring passengers by the absence of a person behind the wheel, Valera must pretend to be its driver and help complete the main mission—to achieve a high rating, for which he will receive all the money earned from joint rides. For Valera, the life of his sick dog is at stake; for the taxi, its own existence. Valera and the car, ferrying passengers and getting into various situations, quarrel, get hurt, argue. But in the end, the shared road and joint adventures bring them closer, and gradually they, each in their own way, become friends and teachers to each other.
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