Nevskaya bitva) is a 2008 Russian historical action film about Alexander Nevsky directed by Igor Kalyonov.
The film starts with Nevsky's wedding which involves an attempt of poisoning by his former friend Ratmir.
Yashka, a jester at the wedding tried to warn him but was dragged away and was put under a table by the Nevsky's guards.
Desperate to serve his leader as a savior, not only as a fool, Yashka comes out of the table and drinks from Nevsky's cup in which suspected poison was placed.
Alexander received negative reviews in the West in general, but the Russian site RusKino said that such films are important for Russia and its people since the Russian youth don't get much education about history from its teachers.