A small provincial town is home to two rival teenage gangs, one devoted to loose living and punk music and the other a collection of narrow-minded bodybuilders obsessed with order and convinced of their own moral rectitude. However, this cosy state of affairs is upset by the arrival of two strangers dressed like Pushkin, the famous early 19th century Russian poet, who proceed to found their own organisation, dedicated ostensibly to the memory of the great writer and the "salvation of Russia". Gradually, they begin to assume control of the town...
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Viktor Sukhorukov
Known for
Brother
The Island
Artur Vakha
Known for
The Wizard of the Emerald City, Part I
Son of a Rich
Aleksandr Lykov
Known for
Difficult Teens
High Security Vacation
Aleksandr Medvedev
Also in
Chekist
25 Degrees in Winter
Nikolay Dik
Green
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The Life of Klim Samgin
Dude - Water Winner
Viktor Mikhaylov
Pavel Egorovich
Known for
Khrustalyov, My Car!
Vladlen Biryukov
Also in
Eternal Call
Young Wife
Anatoli Zhuravlyov
Known for
Zhuki
Peace! Friendship! Chewing gum!
Yuri Mamin
Also in
Sancho From the Ranch
Window to Paris
Elena Rufanova
Known for
Moloch
Russian Ark
Konstantin Ratser
Also in
Проклятие Дюран
Woodpeckers Don't Get Headaches
Aleksei Zalivalov
Also in
Sancho From the Ranch
Window to Paris
Yuri Mamin Director · Vyacheslav Leykin Writer Aleksei Zalivalov Composer
United States release November 11, 1990 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Production Golos
Production
Lenfilm
Production
Golos
Production
Russia · Russia
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Original title
Бакенбарды
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · June 6, 1990
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 1990
Theatrical
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