A Soviet toy factory's 50th birthday party goes deliciously off the rails. Party favors include chaos.
A satirical comedy about the events which happened in the toys factory a few days before celebrating it's 50 years aniversary.
Acting
Rolan Bykov's magnificent eye-roll energy.
Production
Gloriously depressing factory authenticity.
Director
Valery Ponomaryov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the late Brezhnev stagnation, this satirized official celebrations that masked industrial inefficiency—subversive for 1980 Soviet cinema.
Rolan Bykov was a beloved comedy star who later became disillusioned with Soviet cinema; this role captures his peak cynical energy.
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