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  Elizabeth Hurley will play Alexandra Ivanova, a nightclub owner Rob Rich/Splash News

When Gérard Depardieu received his Russian passport in January, he declared his love for the country’s “people, its history, its writers” and praised the population for “your culture, your intelligence”.

Now, as a fitting token of his gratitude, the cinema giant and tax exile is bringing Elizabeth Hurley to Russia. She will travel to Moscow this week to film opposite Mr Depardieu, she has announced.

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