The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
After being released from a St. Petersburg hospital with a head injury, a nameless protagonist wanders through a desolate, crumbling city in search of a place to stay. As he struggles to reconstruct his identity and find a sense of belonging, he roams the bleak streets and is befriended by an eccentric beggar with a donkey and a slightly deranged prostitute.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
26 audience votes
Key crew
- Aleksei BalabanovDirector
- Aleksei BalabanovScreenplay
Cast
- Viktor SukhorukovHim
- Anzhelika Nevolinagirl
- Evgeniy Merkurevman with donkey
- Georgiy Teykhfather of blind man
- Nikolay LavrovSergei Sergeevich Sysoyev
- Arkady Sharogradskyhead of the laundry
- Alexey OlennikovCast
- Milena TontegodeSergey Sergeevich's wife
- Tatyana Stepanovanurse
- Lyubov Tishchenkoapartment owner
- Marina Yurasovaapartment owner