Black Lightning

(2009)

★ 6.3 IMDb · 220 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure

Year: 2009

Runtime: 100 мин

Country: Russia

Director: Александр Войтинский, Дмитрий Киселёв

Cast: Григорий Добрыгин, Екатерина Вилкова, Виктор Вержбицкий, Екатерина Васильева, Юозас Будрайтис, Иван Жидков, Сергей Гармаш, Екатерина Старшова, Елена Валюшкина, Валерий Золотухин

Plot

A Moscow University student discovers that his otherwise unremarkable car can fly. After his father is attacked, he decides to use the car to fight crime and becomes the city's defender against an evil millionaire.

In 2004 Moscow, and wealthy entrepreneur Kuptsov drills deep beneath the city, trying to reach a huge diamond vein. Aware that his ruthless drilling will destroy the city and its denizens, it's a result he's willing to accept for untold additional wealth. Fortunately, his equipment lacks enough power. He needs the Nano-catalyst (developed years ago) to fuel his machinery, but its current whereabouts is unknown. Meanwhile, in another part of the city, college boy Dima dreams of owning a car and dating gorgeous co-ed Nastya. His wealthy friend Max has a Mercedes Benz and is flirting with Nastya, which frustrates Dima. On his birthday, Dima finally gets a car (from his parents): a grungy, antiquated Volga of which he is privately ashamed. What he doesn't know: the car, the recipient of "failed" Nano-catalysis, is capable of so more and turns Dima into Black Lightning, crusader of justice.