Released Date:
2011-10-01
Languages:
Russian
Countries:
Russia
Runtime:
130 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.2 (2863 Reviews)
Director:
Valeriy TodorovskiyYuriy Korotkov
Valeriy Todorovskiy (libretto)
While the Cold War heats up on the world stage, rebellious youth in 1955 Moscow wage a cultural battle against dismal Soviet conformity, donning brightly colored black-market clothing, adopting American nicknames and reveling in forbidden jazz. Straight-laced 20-year-old Communist Mels finds these brazen 'hipsters' shocking until he falls under the spell of one, namely Polly, and joins the new revolution. Soon he's a peacock, cavorting in the latest flashy fashions, sporting an enormous pompadour and wailing on the saxophone.
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