Directed by:
Lauri RandlaScreenplay:
Lauri RandlaCinematography:
Elen LotmanCast:
Niklas Kouzmitchev, Nika Savolainen, Ülle Kaljuste, Tiunu Oja, Pääru Oja, Ekaterina Novosyolova, Elene Baratashvili, Dima Bespalov, Anne Reemann, Piret Krumm (more)Plots(1)
Johannes is born into an Ingrian-Finnish family in the Estonian Soviet Republic. When his mother leaves for Finland, and he’s left to be raised by his grandparents, Johannes is forced to face life on his own. He falls deeply in love with his classmate, Vera, takes risks, gets into fights, and gets punished all the while, in the background, the Evil Empire collapses. As the Lenins fall and the Barbie dolls take over, the crocodile Genas and the Moskvitches are forced to step aside, leaving the road to the West wide open! Lauri Randla’s Goodbye, Soviet Union is a comedy about the adventures of the eccentric Tarkkinen family in the last days of the Soviet Union. (Estonian Film Institute)
(more)Cast
Niklas Kouzmitchev
Best movies:
Goodbye Soviet Union (2020)
![Nika Savolainen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/020/166020247_7dfef9.jpg)
Nika Savolainen
Finland
Best movies:
Unknown Soldier (2017)
Lapland Odyssey 2 (2015)
Goodbye Soviet Union (2020)
![Ülle Kaljuste](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/063/160063353_d83c83.jpg)
Ülle Kaljuste
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Sanna ögonblick (1998)
Goodbye Soviet Union (2020)
Ruudi (2006)
![Tiunu Oja](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/647/159647171_f9de72.jpg)
Tiunu Oja
Soviet Union
Best movies:
1944: Forced to Fight (2015)
Revolution of Pigs (2004)
The Fencer (2015)
![Pääru Oja](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/744/166744392_9bcf11.jpg)
Pääru Oja
Soviet Union
Best movies:
1944: Forced to Fight (2015)
Helene (2020)
The Spy and the Poet (2016)
![Ekaterina Novosyolova](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/525/162525314_e6e11e.jpg)
Ekaterina Novosyolova
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Naked Harbour (2012)
Goodbye Soviet Union (2020)
Elene Baratashvili
Best movies:
Goodbye Soviet Union (2020)
Dima Bespalov
Best movies:
Goodbye Soviet Union (2020)
![Anne Reemann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/122/160122408_36a01a.jpg)
Anne Reemann
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Purge (2012)
1944: Forced to Fight (2015)
Cherry Tobacco (2014)
Piret Krumm
Best movies:
Goodbye Soviet Union (2020)
![Sten Karpov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/505/160505015_048c72.jpg)
Sten Karpov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Firebird (2021)
Goodbye Soviet Union (2020)
![Victor Lanberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/612/159612737_2b8646.jpg)
Victor Lanberg
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Pravednik (2023)
Goodbye Soviet Union (2020)