Hipsters
“Moscow 1955. Hot Jazz Meets Cold War.”
In this hit Russian musical, a group of friends flaunts Soviet authority in 1950s Moscow by embracing jazz. When Communist Mels falls for Polly, a free-spirited jazz fan, he risks losing his party membership by associating with her rebellious crew.
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Cast
52 people
Anton Shagin
Mels
Known for
Upon the Magic Roads
Hammer
Oksana Akinshina
Polza
Known for
Sputnik
Lilya 4-ever
Maksim Matveev
Fred
Known for
Trigger
Sheep & Wolves: Pig Deal
Igor Voynarovskiy
Bob
Known for
Soulless
Ekaterina Vilkova
Betsi
Known for
Black Lightning
Hotel Eleon
Konstantin Balakirev
Dryn
Known for
Beanpole
Cargo 200
Oleg Yankovsky
Fred's father
Known for
Nostalgia
The Very Same Munchhausen
Lyudmila Solovyova
Fred’s mother
Also in
Women Who Got Lucky
Slap in the Face That Wasn't
Aleksandr Stefantsov
Nolik
Also in
Inspector Gavrilov
The Saboteur
Georgiy Sivokhin
Kim
No other roles listed
Olga Smirnova
Sherri
Known for
The Icebreaker
Yanina Melekhova
Liza
Also in
Mylodrama
Territory
Valery Todorovsky Director · Yuri Korotkov Writer Evgeniy Margulis Writer
Worldwide gross $17M · Budget $15M · United States release October 9, 2009
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$17,101,695
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Central Partnership
Production
Russia 1
Production
Red Arrow Film Company
Production
Planeta Inform
Production
Rekun - Cinema
Production
Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
Production
Valery Todorovsky Production Company
Production
Raccoon-Cinema
Production
Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Стиляги
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · December 19, 2008
Premiere · Moscow, Russia
Russia · December 20, 2008
Limited theatrical
United States · October 9, 2009
Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
United States
October 15, 2009 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
January 5, 2010 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
April 25, 2010 · Premiere · RiverRun International Film Festival
June 5, 2010 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
September 30, 2010 · Premiere · Milwaukee Film Festival
November 12, 2012 · Premiere · St. Louis International Film Festival
Canada
September 18, 2009 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
July 4, 2009 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
France
December 6, 2009 · Premiere · Les Arcs International Film Festival
Greece
September 26, 2009 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
April 1, 2010 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Kazakhstan
December 25, 2008 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 27, 2009 · Premiere · Leids Film Festival
Poland
November 6, 2009 · Premiere · Sputnik Russian Film Festival
August 2, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Russia
December 25, 2008 · Theatrical
January 22, 2009 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
December 11, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-release
Sweden
November 20, 2009 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
August 25, 2011 · TV
Ukraine
December 25, 2008 · Theatrical
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