Pumpkin King
An epic on six hundred square meters
Twenty-nine-year-old Sasha Chusov has been growing giant pumpkins on his six-acre plot of land in the Moscow region for many years." Last year, Sasha set a Russian record with his 817-kilogram pumpkin.This year, he truly believes his pumpkin will not only weigh over a ton but also become the heaviest in the world.
Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
Twenty-nine-year-old Sasha Chusov has been growing giant pumpkins on his six-acre plot of land in the Moscow region for many years. For him, it's an agrosport and a path to the title of "Pumpkin King." Last year, Sasha set a Russian record with his 817-kilogram pumpkin. This year, he truly believes his pumpkin will not only weigh over a ton but also become the heaviest in the world. After all, he's already purchased a selective seed at auction and built a greenhouse with heat pumps, a heating system, irrigation, and ventilation. He controls everything from the nutrition to the soil.
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
Checking regional listings…
The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
- —
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- —
- Release date
- Nov 18, 2025
- Runtime
- 0h 23m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Russian
- Country
- Russia
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
