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Bigga Than Ben

Bigga Than Ben

2008Movie⏱️ 1h 22m
Drama
6.2
IMDB Rating
1,356 votes

Spiker & Cobakka are two self-confessed 'pieces of Moscow scum' who come to London to rip it off. This is their guide.

Director
S.A. Halewood
Writers
S.A. Halewood, Colm Quearney, Sergey Sakin
Stars
Ben Barnes, Andrey Chadov, Ovidiu Matesan
Release Date
October 10, 2008
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 8
Reviews
📋 1.6K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Ben Barnes
Ben Barnes
as Cobakka
Andrey Chadov
Andrey Chadov
as Spiker
Ovidiu Matesan
Ovidiu Matesan
as Artash
👤
Terence Anderson
as Sad Jamaican
Andrew Byron
Andrew Byron
as Sergei
👤
Mary-Ann Cafferkey
as Cashback Tesco Girl
👤
Cecilia Colby
as Beautiful Aussie Girl
👤
Naomi Cooper-Davis
as Aussie Girl
Amy De Bhrún
Amy De Bhrún
as Bookshop Girl
👤
Mervyn Etienne
as Tube worker

💰 Box Office

$508,673
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
London, England, UK
Production
Bigga than Ben, Gas Station 8

🏷️ Keywords

f rated

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

A comedy about two 'pieces of Russian scum' shows that scrounging off the system in the UK is neither easy nor lucrative
by intern-882008-10-15

"Best friends Cobakka and Spiker are two self-confessed 'pieces of Russian scum', who decide to dodge the draft at home and instead head to London to rip off England – or 'foggy Albion', as Russians apparently like to call it. Based on Bol'she Ben, the best-selling diaries of Pavel Tetersky and Sergei Sakin, Bigga Than Ben is a low-budget, un-PC black comedy about two young Muscovites who couldn't care less either about confirming or challenging stereotypes about immigrants – but who end up doing both. 'Shameless? Yes. Greedy? Yes. Fraudsters? Yes!' glo..."

💡 Did You Know?

Amy De Bhrún's debut.

📖 Synopsis

Spiker & Cobakka are two self-confessed 'pieces of Moscow scum' who come to London to rip it off. This is their guide.