Zhora Volobuev, a slacker and stylist in search of a client, appears in the lobby of a Moscow hotel and soon meets Frank, the son of a Californian millionaire. Zhora invites Frank to his home, where Frank arranges a kind of press conference. He is interested in everything: how his new friends live, what they think about life, on what means they live. After the visit, Frank leaves for the hotel. In the hope of buying up the American's overseas things, Zhora and his buddies follow him and learn that their new friend is an ordinary Soviet journalist.
Acting
Kulik's slacker charisma carries every frame.
Costume
Stilyaga fashion: Soviet youth cosplaying forbidden Americana.
Director
Eduard Zmoyro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The stilyagi were real Soviet youth who embraced Western jazz and fashion as quiet rebellion against state-approved culture.
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