Bender: Gold of the Empire

Bender: Gold of the Empire, also known as Ostap Bender Trilogy (Бендер: Золото империи) is a 2021 Russian action adventure comedy film directed by Igor Zaytsev, a sequel to the film Bender: The Beginning from the production company Sreda. It was theatrically released in Russia on 15 July 2021.

Plot
Ibrahim Bender and his student Ostap suddenly lose a precious treasure and it falls into the hands of Nestor Makhno, who is sure that there are other relics in the vicinity. As a result, reds, whites, bandits and partisans start hunting for gold.

Cast

 * Sergey Bezrukov as Ibrahim Suleiman Berta-Maria Bender-Bey
 * Aram Vardevanyan as Osip "Osya" Zadunaisky (Ostap Bender-Zadunaisky)
 * Nikita Kologrivyy as Mishka Yaponchik
 * Yuliya Makarova as Sofi Sokolovich
 * Vera Brezhneva as Robber
 * Yuri Kolokolnikov as Grigory Kotovsky
 * Pavel Derevyanko as Nestor Makhno
 * Aleksandr Tsekalo as Mark Sokolovich
 * Yuliya Rutberg as Madame Sokolovich
 * Olga Sutulova as Maria Zadunaiskaya, Osip Zadunaisky's mother
 * Artyom Tkachenko as Staff captain Mishin-Ametistov

Production
The film is slated to be merged with the prequel, Bender: The Beginning, and the sequel, Bender: The Final Hustle, to be released as a TV series.