The grim times most people are undergoing in the former USSR - where the principle of "making money by any means" isking - are never far from Bryantsev's mind, and particularly the lack of investment in education and culture.
"The King's Speech is going to make them so much money back I hope it encourages the continued government support of British film, " said Hooper at Saturday's Independent Spirit awards.
But it would also trigger an even deeper recession in the short term something Mr. Kingis determined to avoid: indeed, he voted last month for yet more money printing.