A Russian pop princess escapes her controlling producer in Baku—what could possibly go wrong?
Russian pop stars are flying to Baku for the "Heat" festival. Among them is Dasha Steklova, a talented debutante whose fame began with a victory in a popular musical TV show. Dasha doesn't want to play by the rules and craves creative freedom. In Baku, having quarreled with her producer (and also a young man), the girl runs away. In a fabulous city breathing music and sunshine, she is waiting for a lot of adventures and romantic encounters that will help Dasha fulfill her dream and become truly happy.
Production
Baku looks absolutely stunning—travel brochure energy
Costume
Dasha's wardrobe deserves its own billing
Acting
Pozharskaya commits to the melodrama magnificently
Director
Dunya Lisova
Diana Pozharskaya
Dasha Steklova
Nail Abdrakhmanov
Murad
Sergey Chirkov
Artyom
Magomed Murtazaaliev
Ramin
Dmitry Lysenkov
Nikolay
Nikolay Shrayber
Leonid
Anton Lapenko
Sasha
Grigoriy Leps
Grigoriy Leps
Nikolay Baskov
Nikolay Baskov
Ani Lorak
Ani Lorak
Valeriya
Valeriya
Filipp Kirkorov
Filipp Kirkorov
Iosif Prigozhin
Iosif Prigozhin
Egor Bulatkin
Egor Kreed
Lolita Milyavskaya
Lolita
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film sparked minor controversy for portraying Baku as a romantic escape fantasy rather than addressing its complex political context.
Diana Pozharskaya was actually a teen pop contestant herself, making this suspiciously autobiographical casting.
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