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The Big Exchange

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The Big Exchange
Russian: Менялы
Directed byGeorgiy Shengeliya
Written byAleksey Timm
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyYakov Poselsky
Edited byVera Ostrinskaya
Music byGeorgi Movsesyan
Release date
  • 1992 (1992)
CountriesRussia
United States
LanguageRussian

The Big Exchange (Russian: Менялы) is a 1992 Russian-American comedy film directed by Georgiy Shengeliya.[1][2][3]

Plot

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The plot centers on the 1961 monetary reform in the Soviet Union. This involved the denomination of all currency 10:1; conspicuously, the copper kopecks (1/100 of a ruble) were excluded from the exchange due to the expense of re-minting them. Thus, effectively making them 10 times more valuable. The protagonists of the movie are tasked by a Soviet government functionary (who is also a secret millionaire) to enact a get-rich scheme which involves them touring the country and exchanging the old paper banknotes, soon to be on their way out, for small copper coins. The film then deals with their misadventures on the road.[4]

Cast

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