Fairy-tale thriller, from the 'parallel cinema'. Real characters from Russian folklore come to life in the half-fantastic, half-idiotic atmosphere of a provincial town.
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2 films
Cast
14 people
Ilya Palamodov
Valeriy Detdomov (Pavel Zheldobin)
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Alexander Liver
V. N. Shukrai (Abram Shuknudel)
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Star Pile
Yuriy Saltykov
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Kicking Off
Jolly Fellows
Nikolay Kopeykin
Olga Chizhova
Antonina Prokofevna
No other roles listed
Elena Golushkova
Struchkova
Anna Efimova
watchwoman
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Aleksandr Liver
V. N. Shchyukray
Elena Naboyschikova
Galya Baranova
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Kirill Miller
old man Zheldobin
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Star Pile
Elena Naboyshchikova
Galya Baranova
Andrey Kagadeev
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Geopolyps
Andrey Kagadeev Director · Nikolai Kopeykin Director S. Starykh Cinematographer
First release April 4, 2002 · Produced in Russia · Original title Пасека
Production
Nomfilm
Production
Russia
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Languages
Original title
Пасека
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · April 4, 2002
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Poland
July 21, 2013 · New Horizons Film Festival
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