Elections Day 2
A disgraced regional candidate and his former Moscow publicity team scramble to turn a spectacular bridge collapse into an electoral comeback.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- group comedy night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sasha mobilizes former Moscow colleagues to rehabilitate Tsaplin after the bridge collapse threatens his re-election campaign.
The newly built bridge collapses during its grand opening, sending the candidate into depression and launching the comic recovery scheme.
Sasha calls his former colleagues from Moscow to help rescue Tsaplin's political standing.
The bridge inauguration functions as both a campaign event and the humiliating center of the political crisis.
Films like Elections Day 2, and why
Election
ensemble-driven political comedy with cynical public-image maneuvering and broad farce
In the Loop
fast-paced campaign satire focused on manipulation, reputation, and comic political damage control
What Men Talk About
Russian ensemble comedy built around escalating schemes, professional misfits, and sharp social satire
Movie Details
- Director
- Aleksandr Barshak
- Release Date
- 2016-02-18
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (49)
Cast
- Leonid Barats
- Rostislav Khait
- Aleksandr Demidov
- Kamil Larin
- Nonna Grishaeva
- Maksim Vitorgan
- Aleksey Kortnev
- Mikhail Efremov
- Sergey Burunov
- Mikhail Kozyrev
Common questions
- What is Elections Day 2 about?
- A disgraced regional candidate and his former Moscow publicity team scramble to turn a spectacular bridge collapse into an electoral comeback.
- What is Elections Day 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Elections Day 2 as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Elections Day 2 violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Elections Day 2.
- Which films are like Elections Day 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Election, In the Loop, and What Men Talk About.
- How long is Elections Day 2?
- Elections Day 2 runs 105 minutes.
