I remember a Chinese hit movie Lost in Thailand or something along that line but this is Lost in Russia.This is about a forty year old guy having problems with his wife and mother but they are not really living together. The wife is in USA trying to clinch a business deal and the mother is travelling in a train to Moscow to sing in a concert. The wife has a few scenes in the beginning, middle and end of the movie but the mother whom the son unwillingly travels with, has the bulk of the scenes; and this then I suppose, is more a movie about mother and son. Lost in Thailand, I remember is hilarious to the extent that it's ridiculous; but Lost in Russia with a few funny scenes is rather sedated, serious even. As the train moves from China to Moscow, passing yellow forests and a wide expanse of snow laden lands, the movie gets an epic feel. A Chinese New Year 2020 offering in China, the movie is supposed to be shown in USA early this year but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is offered free in YouTube. Someone in a Whatshap group sent a link, touting the 2 hour movie to be very touching, educational and worth the time. I can just say it's well made and like especially the scenes in Lake Baikal. Just like Lost in Thailand, Xu Zheng wrote, directed and starred in the movie.
Rating: 3.0 ⭐
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