Directed by:
Igor VoloshinScreenplay:
Ольга ЛарионоваCinematography:
Dmitriy YashonkovCast:
Ольга Сутулова, Mariya Shalaeva, Artur Smolyaninov, Tatyana Samoylova, Igor Voloshin, Роман Радов, Mikhail Evlanov, Artyom Tsypin, Oleg Garkusha (more)Plots(1)
Fed up with her life in Moscow, nurse Alisa moves to St. Petersburg. Her roommates in the collective flat are two junkies, Valera and her boyfriend Dead Man. First they fight, but soon the two women form a tender and substantial friendship. Together they even go after the Petersburg underworld when Dead Man is abducted because he can't pay his debts. Life is hard and confusing and you have to act hard and cool if you want to get by. This attitude toward life in Nirvana doesn't serve as a sociological frame, but as an aesthetic challenge to be met. When it comes to soundtrack, location, and above all the actors, Voloshin gives proof of his sense of style and detail. The extravagant makeup and elaborate costumes in which some of the protagonists perform, the exquisite exterior shots of Petersburg, and the lavish interiors are reminiscent of a pop opera, or of Brecht reborn as a punk, once again inventing the alienation effect. And every once a while you think you spot hidden allusions in all the visual lavishness. Is it because there is a common film canon each generation shares, or does it reveal an exceptional talent? Simply both. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Ольга Сутулова
Soviet Union
Best movies:
S novym godom, mamy! (2012)
Nirvana (2008)
Bender: Gold of the Empire (2021)
Mariya Shalaeva
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Mamy (2012)
No borders (2015)
Demons (2014) (series)
Artur Smolyaninov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Moj pareň - Angel (2012)
9th Company (2005)
Ivan Tsarevich & the Grey Wolf (2011)
Tatyana Samoylova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Cranes Are Flying (1957)
Letter Never Sent (1960)
Oni shli na Vostok (1965)
Igor Voloshin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Nirvana (2008)
Роман Радов
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Barber of Siberia (1998)
Brother 2 (2000)
In a Tango Rhythm (2006) (series)
Mikhail Evlanov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Fortress of War (2010)
9th Company (2005)
Simple Things (2007)
Artyom Tsypin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Admiral (2009) (series)
Closeness (2017)
Under Electric Clouds (2015)
Oleg Garkusha
Soviet Union
Best movies:
I Am (2009)
Khrustalyov, My Car! (1998)
Me Too (2012)
Леонид Ворон
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Nirvana (2008)
Маргарита Иванова
Soviet Union
Sergey Sobolev
Best movies:
Nirvana (2008)
Burnt by the Sun 2: Citadel (2011)
Saving Leningrad (2019)
Vadim Franchuk
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Sherlock Holmes (2013) (series)
We Are from the Future (2008)
Nirvana (2008)
Tatyana Tkach
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Mesto vstrechi izmenit nelzya (1979) (series)
Sjostry (2001)
White Sun of the Desert (1970)
Anastasiya Dyukova
Soviet Union