Black Lightning

Black Lightning

NR 2009 · 102 min · ★ 6.3 · Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

A Moscow University student discovers that his otherwise unremarkable car can fly. After his father is attacked, he decides to use the car to fight crime and becomes the city's defender against an evil millionaire.

Directed by Dmitry Kiselyov · Written by Dmitry Aleinikov

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