Sergei Khrustalev

Sergei Nikolaevich Khrustalev, born on August 20, 1973, in Moscow, is a Russian theater and film actor, a television presenter, and an educator. As a youth he spent his evenings at the "Na Stromynke" theater studio during his school days. In 1994, he graduated from the State School of Circus and Variety Arts, specializing in the conversational genre. Later, he completed his education at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts, specializing in theatre and film acting. During his time at the GITIS Educational Theatre, he took on roles in productions such as "The Case of the Metranpazh," "Wolves and Sheep," and "Untitled Play." He also served his mandatory military service at the Russian Army Theatre (Central Academic Theatre of the Russian Army). From 1994 to 2000, he worked at the theater where he appeared in plays like "On the Brave Spot," "Much Ado About Nothing," "Pavel the First," "The Wizard of Oz," and "Adventures of Chipollino." He was also a part of the Moscow theater "Benefis." Sergei Khrustalev's talents extended to television as well, as he hosted the program "Granki-Sport" on Daryal TV. In 2002-2003, he hosted television programs such as "Business Moscow" and "Megaloto" on TV-Centr. He also taught acting and established his own theater school, the "Vinaigrette Theatre Studio." Khrustalev made his film debut in 1993 in the melodrama "Kumparsita," directed by Alexander Polynnikov. In subsequent years, Sergei Khrustalev took on various roles in films and ...

Yarik (2008)

In the last five years 62,000 Russian children have been abducted, taken out of the country and sold.THIS HARD-HITTING DRAMA is the remarkable story of one of these children. The lucky ones are adopted by rich families in the West. Others are sold into a life of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sesil Anri  •  Aleksandr Laslo  •  Savenkovivan Savenkov
CAST:  Maxim Kolesnikov  •  Sergey Badichkin  •  Armen Dzhigarkhanyan  •  Mikhail Gorevoy

In the last five years 62,000 Russian children have been abducted, taken out of the country and sold.THIS HARD-HITTING DRAMA is the remarkable story of one of these children. The lucky ones are adopted by rich families in the West. Others are sold into a life of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sesil Anri  •  Aleksandr Laslo  •  Savenkovivan Savenkov
CAST:  Maxim Kolesnikov  •  Sergey Badichkin  •  Armen Dzhigarkhanyan  •  Mikhail Gorevoy

Cumparsita (1993)

Anya is brought up in an orphanage, she has been in the school of ballroom dancing. She falls in love with the head of school, who is much older than her. After a quarrel with him Anya throws the newly born child in the hospital and goes to the village where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Polynnikov
CAST:  Anna Nazaryeva  •  Sergei Khrustalev  •  Andrey Smolyakov  •  Nikolay Trofimov

Anya is brought up in an orphanage, she has been in the school of ballroom dancing. She falls in love with the head of school, who is much older than her. After a quarrel with him Anya throws the newly born child in the hospital and goes to the village where ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksandr Polynnikov
CAST:  Anna Nazaryeva  •  Sergei Khrustalev  •  Andrey Smolyakov  •  Nikolay Trofimov

1984 (2023)

In a bleak and oppressive totalitarian society ruled by Big Brother, personal freedoms are nonexistent and surveillance is constant. Art is mocked and destroyed, and imagination is considered a serious illness. In this grim world, a brilliant mathematician engages ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diana Ringo
CAST:  Aleksandr Obmanov  •  Diana Ringo  •  Aleksey Sharanin  •  Vladimir Ivaniy

In a bleak and oppressive totalitarian society ruled by Big Brother, personal freedoms are nonexistent and surveillance is constant. Art is mocked and destroyed, and imagination is considered a serious illness. In this grim world, a brilliant mathematician engages ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diana Ringo
CAST:  Aleksandr Obmanov  •  Diana Ringo  •  Aleksey Sharanin  •  Vladimir Ivaniy