Hackers helped Hottabych

"} {Ott @ b) h", the first Internet comedy in Russia (this is how the creators of the painting defined the genre of the picture), was released today. Director Peter Tochilin has long wanted to make a film about people obsessed with computers and the Internet, reports IA Regnum .

“Both the ultramodern hero, the hacker Gena, and the genie Hottabych live a life that is far from reality,” says Tochilin. “When they collide with her, it turns out that there is something in common between these two: the hacker Gena is no less a magician than Hottabych, when using the program he wrote“ hides ”a genie on the Internet.”

The script of the film is based on the novel by Sergey Oblomov “The copper jug ​​of the old Hottabych”. “But our story is not at all like a famous fairy tale,” says the director. - Moreover, the film is far gone from Oblomov's novel.
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According to the STV film company, the production of which belongs to "} {ot @ b) h, real hackers' apartments were studied for making believable decorations, and not only Moscow ones - hackers from all over the world sent photos of their dwellings.

Hottabych in the picture was played by Vladimir Tolokonnikov, who became famous in the role of Sharikov in Dog Heart.