Four friends, easy money, and the last wild days before everything burned.
A ravishing comedy about controversial post-Soviet Russia of the 90s with storylines of four friends in the world of the glam-our entertainment industry closely tangled with criminals. The movie savors the final moments of the golden age of Russian clip makers full of easy money, dolce vita and danger.
Direction
Konstantinopolsky's love-hate letter to his own generation.
Production
Gaudy period detail that reeks of authentic cigarette smoke and desperation.
Director
Grigory Konstantinopolsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'clipmaking' boom was real—Russian MTV launched 1998 and turned directors into overnight millionaires before the 2008 crash wiped most out.
Konstantinopolsky himself started as a clipmaker in this exact era; several characters are thinly veiled portraits of real industry figures who attended the premiere.
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