Ravshana Kurkova

Ravshana Bahramovna Kurkova (Uzbek: Ravshana Bahromovna Kurkova, Russian: Равшана Бахрамовна Куркова; born August 22, 1980) is an Uzbek-Russian actress of theater, film and dubbing, and producer. She appeared in more than thirty films since 2003. Ravshana Matchanova was born in Tashkent in an Uzbek acting family. She starred in the arthausal philosophical drama of Rashid Malikov "Kirk Kulok Siri", filmed at the film studio "Uzbekfilm" in 1992. In the eighth grade, her parents transferred her to another Tashkent lyceum, a branch of the University of London, where all subjects were taught in English. In the late 1990s, Ravshana moved to Moscow, where she entered the philological faculty of the Moscow State Pedagogical University. After receiving the diploma of higher education she worked on television as an editor of the talk show, an assistant to the director. She listened to the course of lectures in the framework of High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors and studied acting skills under the guidance of Tatyana Pyshnova, of the teacher of the Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School. Ravshana Kurkova is also known as a theatrical actress. She was busy in the play - plastic drama "Ungiers" by Oleg Glushkov, premiered in 2010. Performed the main roles in theatrical productions of Ivan Vyrypaev "Unbearably long embrace" and "Illusion" in the Moscow theater "Practice". From 2014 to 2016, Ravshana cooperated with the well-known brands Intimissimi and Calzedonia. ...

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Love and the City 2 (2010)

Our three hapless heroes - Igor, Artyom, and Sauna - return for another lesson from St. Valentine. This time they must learn the true value of fatherhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marius Weisberg
CAST:  Vera Brezhneva  •  Anastasiya Zadorozhnaya  •  Volodymyr Zelenskyy  •  Filipp Kirkorov

Our three hapless heroes - Igor, Artyom, and Sauna - return for another lesson from St. Valentine. This time they must learn the true value of fatherhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marius Weisberg
CAST:  Vera Brezhneva  •  Anastasiya Zadorozhnaya  •  Volodymyr Zelenskyy  •  Filipp Kirkorov

Mommies (2012)

Every year on the International Women’s Day telephone networks transfer millions of phone calls and SMS messages. The vast majority of phone calls are addressed to the most important women in lives of everyone - to our mothers. But what would it be if because of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarik Andreasyan  •  Dmitriy Dyuzhev  •  Evgeniy Abyzov  •  Eldar Salavatov  •  Karen Oganesyan  •  Tikhon Kornev  •  Ashot Keshchyan  •  Alan Badoev  •  Kirill Kozlov
CAST:  Sergei Bezrukov  •  Dmitriy Dyuzhev  •  Mikhail Porechenkov  •  Egor Beroev

Every year on the International Women’s Day telephone networks transfer millions of phone calls and SMS messages. The vast majority of phone calls are addressed to the most important women in lives of everyone - to our mothers. But what would it be if because of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarik Andreasyan  •  Dmitriy Dyuzhev  •  Evgeniy Abyzov  •  Eldar Salavatov  •  Karen Oganesyan  •  Tikhon Kornev  •  Ashot Keshchyan  •  Alan Badoev  •  Kirill Kozlov
CAST:  Sergei Bezrukov  •  Dmitriy Dyuzhev  •  Mikhail Porechenkov  •  Egor Beroev

The Temptation of St. Tony (2009)

A mid-level manager who develops an aversion to being a good person questions his morality as he faces the challenges of middle age and loses control of his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Veiko Õunpuu
CAST:  Taavi Eelmaa  •  Tiina Tauraite  •  Sten Ljunggren  •  Denis Lavant

A mid-level manager who develops an aversion to being a good person questions his morality as he faces the challenges of middle age and loses control of his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Veiko Õunpuu
CAST:  Taavi Eelmaa  •  Tiina Tauraite  •  Sten Ljunggren  •  Denis Lavant

Dead Daughters (2007)

In present-day Moscow ghosts of three little girls killed by their insane mother randomly pick a person to watch over for a three days. If during this "probation period" person's moral standards appear not to be high enough The Daughters then kill him using telekinesis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pavel Ruminov
CAST:  Yekaterina Shcheglova  •  Mikhail Dementyev  •  Nikita Emshanov  •  Darya Charusha

In present-day Moscow ghosts of three little girls killed by their insane mother randomly pick a person to watch over for a three days. If during this "probation period" person's moral standards appear not to be high enough The Daughters then kill him using telekinesis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pavel Ruminov
CAST:  Yekaterina Shcheglova  •  Mikhail Dementyev  •  Nikita Emshanov  •  Darya Charusha

What Men Do! (2013)

Four friends decide to participate in the game organized by extravagant billionaire. The winner will be the one who seduces most girls during the competition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarik Andreasyan
CAST:  Tair Mamedov  •  Roman Yunusov  •  Gavril Gordeev  •  Konstantin Kryukov

Four friends decide to participate in the game organized by extravagant billionaire. The winner will be the one who seduces most girls during the competition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarik Andreasyan
CAST:  Tair Mamedov  •  Roman Yunusov  •  Gavril Gordeev  •  Konstantin Kryukov

About Love (2015)

What is love? The heroes of the film try to answer this question. A series of the most different characters and their stories are woven together. Small stories about various things, all about love: a young pair who prefer to live through images of Japanese ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Melikyan
CAST:  Renata Litvinova  •  Mikhail Efremov  •  Mariya Shalaeva  •  Vasily Raksha

What is love? The heroes of the film try to answer this question. A series of the most different characters and their stories are woven together. Small stories about various things, all about love: a young pair who prefer to live through images of Japanese ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Melikyan
CAST:  Renata Litvinova  •  Mikhail Efremov  •  Mariya Shalaeva  •  Vasily Raksha

No Borders (2015)

Few not connected novels about the love. Few couples falling in love in different places of post USSR: Moscow, Georgia, Armenia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rezo Gigineishvili  •  Roman Prygunov  •  Karen Oganesyan
CAST:  Inna Churikova  •  Oleg Basilashvili  •  Aleksandr Adabashyan  •  Anna Chipovskaya

Few not connected novels about the love. Few couples falling in love in different places of post USSR: Moscow, Georgia, Armenia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rezo Gigineishvili  •  Roman Prygunov  •  Karen Oganesyan
CAST:  Inna Churikova  •  Oleg Basilashvili  •  Aleksandr Adabashyan  •  Anna Chipovskaya

Hardcore Henry (2015)

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Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers, AKAN, and his army of mercenaries. Fighting alongside Henry is Jimmy, who is Henry's only hope to make it through the day. Hardcore ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ilya Naishuller
CAST:  Sharlto Copley  •  Haley Bennett  •  Danila Kozlovsky  •  Tim Roth

Henry, a newly resurrected cyborg who must save his wife/creator from the clutches of a psychotic tyrant with telekinetic powers, AKAN, and his army of mercenaries. Fighting alongside Henry is Jimmy, who is Henry's only hope to make it through the day. Hardcore ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ilya Naishuller
CAST:  Sharlto Copley  •  Haley Bennett  •  Danila Kozlovsky  •  Tim Roth

Unreal Love (2014)

A romantic comedy about the adventures of the two old friends, former classmates, Mira and Olga in today Moscow.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arman Gevorgyan
CAST:  Marina Aleksandrova  •  Ravshana Kurkova  •  Egor Beroev  •  Oskar Kuchera

A romantic comedy about the adventures of the two old friends, former classmates, Mira and Olga in today Moscow.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arman Gevorgyan
CAST:  Marina Aleksandrova  •  Ravshana Kurkova  •  Egor Beroev  •  Oskar Kuchera

May Rain (2012)

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DIRECTION:  Ivan Sidorov
CAST:  Artyom Tkachenko  •  Irina Tarannik  •  Ravshana Kurkova  •  Danila Dunaev

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DIRECTION:  Ivan Sidorov
CAST:  Artyom Tkachenko  •  Irina Tarannik  •  Ravshana Kurkova  •  Danila Dunaev

Ded Moroz Always Calls... Thrice! (2011)

This story occurred in an ordinary Moscow family, in one of the streets, in one of the houses on the New Year night...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Konstantin Statskiy
CAST:  Maksim Vitorgan  •  Kamil Larin  •  Ravshana Kurkova  •  Maksim Matveev

This story occurred in an ordinary Moscow family, in one of the streets, in one of the houses on the New Year night...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Konstantin Statskiy
CAST:  Maksim Vitorgan  •  Kamil Larin  •  Ravshana Kurkova  •  Maksim Matveev

Smithereens (2011)

Two girls shoot down a cyclist, kill a pedophile, steal a car. A famous DJ gets kidnapped once. A woman invites a boss-lover to a birthday party, and during the party in the house there is a murder. The paths of the heroes of these stories intersect on a country road.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roman Karimov
CAST:  Ravshana Kurkova  •  Artyom Tkachenko  •  Ivan Nikolaev  •  Ingrid Olerinskaya

Two girls shoot down a cyclist, kill a pedophile, steal a car. A famous DJ gets kidnapped once. A woman invites a boss-lover to a birthday party, and during the party in the house there is a murder. The paths of the heroes of these stories intersect on a country road.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roman Karimov
CAST:  Ravshana Kurkova  •  Artyom Tkachenko  •  Ivan Nikolaev  •  Ingrid Olerinskaya

Sakura Jam (2011)

A young Russian businessman is tired of the unprofessional behavior of his employees so he decides to invite a general manager from Japan in order to improve the situation in the firm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuliya Aug
CAST:  Mariya Aronova  •  Renat Davletyarov  •  Mikhail Gorevoy  •  Pyotr Krasilov

A young Russian businessman is tired of the unprofessional behavior of his employees so he decides to invite a general manager from Japan in order to improve the situation in the firm.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuliya Aug
CAST:  Mariya Aronova  •  Renat Davletyarov  •  Mikhail Gorevoy  •  Pyotr Krasilov

Children for Rent (2017)

A parents struggling with their children suddenly get an advise for psychologist - to exchange the kids...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taisiya Igumentseva
CAST:  Ravshana Kurkova  •  Artyom Tkachenko  •  Alla Mikheeva  •  Vladimir Yepifantsev

A parents struggling with their children suddenly get an advise for psychologist - to exchange the kids...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taisiya Igumentseva
CAST:  Ravshana Kurkova  •  Artyom Tkachenko  •  Alla Mikheeva  •  Vladimir Yepifantsev

About Love. Adults Only (2017)

The second part of the film “About Love”. Moscow, summer 2016. A new lecture, a new lecturer with a new theme: “How to preserve love in the modern world” – and five new stories about love. The heroes still suffer, struggle for love, even more often get into absurd ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexey Chupov  •  Natalya Merkulova  •  Rezo Gigineishvili  •  Anna Melikyan  •  Pavel Ruminov  •  Evgeny Shelyakin  •  Nigina Sayfullaeva
CAST:  John Malkovich  •  Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė  •  Fyodor Bondarchuk  •  Viktoriya Isakova

The second part of the film “About Love”. Moscow, summer 2016. A new lecture, a new lecturer with a new theme: “How to preserve love in the modern world” – and five new stories about love. The heroes still suffer, struggle for love, even more often get into absurd ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexey Chupov  •  Natalya Merkulova  •  Rezo Gigineishvili  •  Anna Melikyan  •  Pavel Ruminov  •  Evgeny Shelyakin  •  Nigina Sayfullaeva
CAST:  John Malkovich  •  Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė  •  Fyodor Bondarchuk  •  Viktoriya Isakova

The White Crow (2018)

The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet’s most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. His flirtation with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Fiennes
CAST:  Oleg Ivenko  •  Ralph Fiennes  •  Adèle Exarchopoulos  •  Sergei Polunin

The story of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet’s most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. His flirtation with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Fiennes
CAST:  Oleg Ivenko  •  Ralph Fiennes  •  Adèle Exarchopoulos  •  Sergei Polunin

The Brave (2019)

In an Albanian town known for drug production and trafficking an elite group of cops set out to end the war waged against the local police.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Kaufman
CAST:  Armand Assante  •  Louis Mandylor  •  Ravshana Kurkova  •  Gosha Kutsenko

In an Albanian town known for drug production and trafficking an elite group of cops set out to end the war waged against the local police.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Kaufman
CAST:  Armand Assante  •  Louis Mandylor  •  Ravshana Kurkova  •  Gosha Kutsenko

Balkan Line (2019)

After the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the Yugoslav army pulls out of Kosovo region, leaving Serbian people at the mercy of the Albanian UCK. A small band of soldiers must take over the Slatina airport, and hold it until the Russian peacekeepers arrive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrey Volgin
CAST:  Anton Pampushnyy  •  Gosha Kutsenko  •  Milos Bikovic  •  Milena Radulović

After the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the Yugoslav army pulls out of Kosovo region, leaving Serbian people at the mercy of the Albanian UCK. A small band of soldiers must take over the Slatina airport, and hold it until the Russian peacekeepers arrive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrey Volgin
CAST:  Anton Pampushnyy  •  Gosha Kutsenko  •  Milos Bikovic  •  Milena Radulović

Runaways (2019)

The unlucky popular favorite and pop singer Alex in the company of the hired killer Stepan and nymphomaniac Nastya flee from all-powerful killers with heavy machine guns and a black hammer hired by the production center. The classic American genre in domestic spaces ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Araik Oganesyan
CAST:  Evgeniy Tkachuk  •  Ravshana Kurkova  •  Konstantin Kryukov  •  Maksim Vitorgan

The unlucky popular favorite and pop singer Alex in the company of the hired killer Stepan and nymphomaniac Nastya flee from all-powerful killers with heavy machine guns and a black hammer hired by the production center. The classic American genre in domestic spaces ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Araik Oganesyan
CAST:  Evgeniy Tkachuk  •  Ravshana Kurkova  •  Konstantin Kryukov  •  Maksim Vitorgan
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