The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
The film tells the story of a young Russian in the early 90s, trying to escape the army in a psychiatric clinic. He's released years later, after intensive compulsory treatment. Has a documentary film maker he gets involved in the Chechen conflict, where he meets his own apparent death. He recalls his life and realizes it mirrors that of his whole generation.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Igor VoloshinDirector
- Igor VoloshinWriter
Cast
- Artur SmolyaninovHero/I
- Andrey KhabarovFridrich
- Oksana AkinshinaNina
- Oleksiy HorbunovRumin
- Pyotr ZaychenkoChernobyl
- Mariya ShalaevaChera
- Anna MikhalkovaGate
- Mikhail EvlanovEdik
- Aleksey PoluyanDriver of the corpse truck
- Vladimir SorokolitaEdik's dad
- Evgeniy TkachukParis
- Oleg GarkushaGull
Themes
psychiatric hospital