Messenger Boy
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Ivan Miroshnikov, a cheeky young man in the Gorbachev era, is trying to figure out what to do with his life (he's not in college, and the 2-year mandatory military service is looming large ahead of him). Meanwhile, he lives with his divorced mother, and works as a courier at a Russian newspaper. Through his job, he meets patronizing Professor Kuznetzov and his rebellious daughter Katya. To annoy the professor, Ivan claims to have an affair with Katya. To his surprise, Katya backs his story up.
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Cast
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Fyodor Dunayevsky
Ivan
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Anastasiya Nemolyaeva
Katya
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Oleg Basilashvili
Katya's father
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Inna Churikova
Ivan's mother
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Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy
Ivan's chief
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Vladimir Menshov
Guest on Katya's birthday
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Svetlana Kryuchkova
Zinaida Pavlovna
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Alika Smekhova
Nina
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Sergey Chonishvili
Ilya
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Nikolai Karnaukhov
staff department
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Vladimir Smirnov
Kolya Bazin
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Aleftina Evdokimova
Katya's mother
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Короли российского сыска
Karen Shakhnazarov Director · Aleksandr Borodyanskiy Writer Eduard Artemyev Composer
United States release November 11, 1986 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Курьер
Production
Mosfilm
Production · Studio
Russia · Russia
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Languages
Original title
Курьер
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · June 6, 1986
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 1986
Theatrical
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