Hipsters

Стиляги / Hipsters, RU 2008 colour 125 min.
dir:  Walerij Todorowski
pro: Elena Glikman, Wadim Gorjainow, Leonid Lebedew, Ilja Neretin, Walerij Todorowski, Leonid Jarmolnikk, Red Arrow
sc: Jurij Korotkow, Walerij Todorowski
ph:  Roman Wasjanow
mus: Konstantin Meladze
ed: Aleksiej Bobrow
cast: Oksana Akinszyna, Anton Szagin, Maksim Matwiejew, Igor Wojnarowski, Jewgienija Brik, Jekaterina Wiłkowa, Siergiej Germasz
dis: Epelpol

 

A brash, vibrant and unapologetically feel-good tale, Hipsters is a throwback to the days of the classic song and dance film, a film unafraid to be stylish and bold, albeit one very much rooted in the Soviet experience. Set in 1954, with Soviet communism at the peak of its strength, Hipsters is the story of a small group of stilyagi – an actual Russian youth movement of the time in which Russian teens copied American rockabilly styles and danced to jazz music.

 

Nika Awards 2009 – among others: Nika Awards for Best Film, Best Director, Discovery of the Year
Golden Eagles Awards, Russia 2009 – among others: Golden Eagle for: Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay