Name: Blizzard
Director: Igor Zaytsev
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2018-01-07
Rating: 4
Cast: Viktor Horinyak, Roman Madyanov, Alexandra Tyuftey, Yuliya Kovaleva, Rostislav Bershauer

Santa Claus sues him into falling in love. Soviet bureaucracy meets Christmas magic.

Chaotic holiday rom-comSoviet nostalgia tripLegal absurdism

Overview

Comedy Romance

Once made a choice between duty and feeling. After a year, Zhenya cannot decide what is right - to be honest for love or happy with calculations? Santa Claus gives him a very unusual Soviet lawsuit to look at the snow and make a wish. He does not exactly perform, but under one condition.

RU Russian

Duty versus desireBureaucracy as destinySecond chancesAuthenticity in relationships

Standout Aspects

Acting

Roman Madyanov's deadpan Ded Moroz is *chef's kiss*.

Production

Glorious Soviet aesthetic that feels like a warm blanket.

Best for:Date Night·Family

Director

Igor Zaytsev

ReleasedJan 7, 2018

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonelight

Feelmedium

Top Cast

Viktor Horinyak

Женя Никифоров

Roman Madyanov

Дед Мороз

Alexandra Tyuftey

Rostislav Bershauer

Mikhail Evlanov

Maksim Litovchenko

Maksim Bityukov

Natalya Rychkova

Lyudmila Polyakova

Nelli Nevedina

Irina Byakova

Viktor Suprun

Sergey Shekhovtsov

Denis Filimonov

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost) is Russia's secular Soviet answer to Santa, traditionally accompanied by Snegurochka — here reimagined as a chaotic legal force.

Trivia

Director Igor Zaytsev specializes in this very specific genre: Soviet-nostalgia romantic comedies where state institutions accidentally fix people's lives.