Ostap Bender: The Final Hustle

Ostap Bender: The Final Hustle (2021) is a rollicking crime comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Ibragim Bender and Osya Zadunaisky have grown too famous, and now the police of two countries — Russia and Turkey — are on their trail.

The prize is Count Rumyantsev's golden scepter, and chasing it sends the pair into one disguise after another: circus performers, terrorists, even a mother-and-daughter duo traveling by ship. The trail leads to Turkey, where things curdle fast. Osya's mother falls into the hands of Crowley, a grim Satanist who serves his wealthy guests the blood of destitute émigré women, and the scepter lands in his vault by sheer coincidence. The whole chase ends inside a sinister medieval castle. Sergei Bezrukov plays Ibragim, with Aram Vardevanyan as Osya.

This is the closing chapter of Igor Zaitsev's trilogy about the father of the legendary Ostap Bender — heavier on stunts, mysticism and costume changes than the first two films. Good for a night when you want a breezy rogue's adventure that plays fast and loose with history. Stream Ostap Bender: The Final Hustle (2021) online on iFILM.