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Bender: Gold of the Empire
Bender: Gold of the Empire
Directed by	Igor Zaytsev
Written by	Oleg Malovichko
Produced by	Aleksandr Tsekalo; Ivan Samokhvalov; Varya Avdyushko; Aleksandra Remizova; Danila Ippolitov; Olga Nikulina;
Starring	Sergey Bezrukov; Aram Vardevanyan; Nikita Kologrivyy; Yuliya Makarova; Vera Brezhneva; Yuri Kolokolnikov; Pavel Derevyanko; Aleksandr Tsekalo; Yuliya Rutberg; Olga Sutulova;
Cinematography	Sergei Trofimov
Edited by	Yekaterina Beresnevich
Music by	Ryan Otter
Production; company	Sreda
Distributed by	Central Partnership
Release date	15 July 2021;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian

Bender: Gold of the Empire, also known as Ostap Bender Trilogy (Russian: Бендер: Золото империи) is a 2021 Russian action adventure comedy film directed by Igor Zaytsev, a sequel to the film Bender: The Beginning from the production company Sreda. It was theatrically released in Russia on 15 July 2021.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The film tells the story of how Ibrahim Bender and his student Ostap suddenly lose a precious treasure and it falls into the hands of Nestor Makhno, who is sure that there are other relics in the vicinity. As a result, reds, whites, bandits and partisans start hunting for gold.^[5]

Plot

Set against the backdrop of the Russian Civil War in 1919 in the South of Russia, the film follows the pursuit of a missing imperial relic, the scepter of Pyotr Rumyantsev, which has disappeared during transportation. Lev Trotsky, Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council, faces the risk of losing vital arms supplies unless the artifact is recovered. He tasks Grigory Kotovsky with finding and returning the scepter.

Simultaneously, the relic is sought by young adventurer Ostap Bender and his mentor, the seasoned con artist Ibrahim Bender. The scepter is hidden in the home of undertaker Mark Sagalovich, who plans to marry off his daughter, Sonya, to the notorious bandit Mishka Yaponchik against her will. Disguised as Orthodox Jews, Ostap and Ibrahim infiltrate the wedding to retrieve the artifact. However, their plan is thwarted when leftist anarchist Nestor Makhno crashes the wedding and steals the scepter.

Kotovsky, now allied with the bandit Tarasevich, captures Bender and Zadunaisky to use them as leverage to infiltrate Makhno’s camp.