With a brother dedicated to punk rock stardom at any cost and a drunken father who chases skirt between robotic dancing lessons from the TV, young Senka stands as much chance of nurture as the hero of Truffaut's 400 Blows. The amazing thing about Ogorodnikov's film is that it was made in Russia. Clearly, plenty of Soviet teenies share the nihilistic feelings of their Western counterparts, and the extensive footage of safety-pin chic at concerts perhaps points to a sound export instinct on the director's part. Senka's brother Kostya is under pressure from Howmuch, a very heavy rocker, to steal a synthesiser from the Community Centre, so to protect him Senka steals it himself. The story occupies little more space than the music, but the performances are splendid enough to lodge Senka's predicament in the heart.
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Cast
22 people
Oleg Elykomov
Senka Laushkin
No other roles listed
Konstantin Kinchev
Kostya Laushkin
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Yuriy Tsapnik
Yuri Laushkin
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Prishvin's Paper Eyes
I'm Offering My Hand and Heart
Svetlana Gaytan
Sveta Ivanovna
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Russian Ark
Freedom Is Paradise
Polina Petrenko
Angelina
Also in
Dear, Dearest, Beloved, Unique...
Oleg Garkusha
Oleg
Known for
Me Too
Nikolay Dik
musician
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The Life of Klim Samgin
Dude - Water Winner
Leonid Fedorov
Known for
4
Andrei Panov
neighbour of Khokhmach
Pyotr Semak
Khokhmach
Known for
The Stoker
Oleg Kovalov
Also in
A Room and a Half
Prishvin's Paper Eyes
Svetlana Bulynenkova
Also in
Not Yet a Time for Sorrow
Secrets Shared with a Stranger
Valeriy Ogorodnikov Director · Valeriy Priyomykhov Writer Valery Mironov Cinematographer
First release April 29, 1987 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Взломщик
Production
Lenfilm
Production
Russia · Russia
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Original title
Взломщик
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · April 29, 1987
Premiere · Film Festival «Young Cinema of Leningrad»
Russia · October 12, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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