SYNOPSIS: Some time ago three total strangers participated in a cheesecake commercial. A mother, a father and a son were simply having tea at a dinner table, but for the boy from a dysfunctional family the shot where they were eating a cake together became an obsession; he dreams about another “family” gathering at the same table.  Alyosha does not care that his “mom”, Natalia, has been married for a long time, and that his “dad”, Mikhail, has a girlfriend. He is ready for the most horrible actions in order to get himself parents that he wants. 

EDITORIAL REVIEW:  This brilliant, chilling tale features no Hollywood ending and a strange plot that can only be made outside of the mainstream circle of indie producers.  This complex storyline begins with a cheesy (hehe) look at a commercial about cheesecake.  As the camera pans across a brightly lit, cheery set we see three smiling faces eating cheesecake (apparently a family, who really like cheesecake!).  Future heartbreaker, and Russian born Pavel (Paul) Melenchuk stars as Alyosha, a boy from a "questionable" family who was one of the stars in the commercial.  It seems as if Alyosha took the commercial a little too seriously and now that it is over, wants to relive it - for real this time.  How seriously can you take a commercial about cheesecake?  Well, Alyosha gets a little too close to his male co-star, Mikhail, a man who's real job is as a doctor.  Alyosha, who has no father and whose mother is an alcoholic, appears on Mikhail's doorstep one evening looking for a place to sleep.  Alyosha, who looks a little "different" than when he was in the commercial, is rudely turned away by Mikhail - apparently because he doesn't recognize the boy.  But it doesn't take Mikhail too long to have a change of heart and take the boy in - just for one night.

Mikhail awakens the next morning to find Alyosha gone, his bedding neatly folded, the dishes washed and the kitchen spotless.  Soon enough Alyosha finds his way back into Mikhail's life and the man begins to come out of his shell, taking in the boy and treating him like a son.  That is when everyone's life begins to change, one by one - whether they like it or not.  Creepy is certainly a way to describe this movie.  Think of the evil in The Good Son meets the obsession in Misery and you have the plotline of Cheesecake. 

Melenchuk started acting when he was 5 and immediately went to the big screen, ironically bypassing the "cheesy" commercials and soap operas that many young Russian actors "have" to do to get recognized (almost a right of passage for young actors - paying their "dues").  In an interview with a Russian online entertainment ezine, Melenchuk says that he no longer gets nervous working with famous actors and hopes to be an actor or a director when he gets older.  He has no girlfriend (take it easy, boys) and his favorite subjects in school are math and P.E.  Melenchuk currently calls Moscow home and has no interest in appearing in an Azov Films production ;-)  You'll have to settle for his performance in Cheesecake.

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STARRING: Pavel Melenchuk, Olga Lomonosova, Sergei Chonishvili, Yevgenia Zvezdakova.
DIRECTOR: Yevgeni Zvezdakov.
AVAILABILITY: In stock! Ships within one business day.
LENGTH: 86 minutes.
LANGUAGE: Russian, with OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1.78:1 (16:9 Widescreen); Dolby 2.0 audio; 1 disc; Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: Violence, coarse language.
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent picture quality. (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Russia (2008).
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DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  March 13, 2009 (pre-order) / April 14, 2009 (official release day).
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