Happypeople
Well-to-do and rich friends are faced with an entertainment problem. There is nothing for them to be happy about. The resulting crisis is obvious to all, so the friends agree on the following game: every Wednesday, one player gives the other a task which is to be carried out by any means. The task can be rather strange, absurd, cruel, or impracticable. The next week, the two players trade places. The only restriction is that the task should not be life-threatening or result in committing a crime. The outer world as well as the friends' inner lives change as the weeks go by. Instead of looking for high-level, magnificent entertainment, the friends develop a taste for fantastic attractions – and ultimately rediscover joy in life.
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Alexander Shapiro Director · Mikhail Tonkonogov Cinematographer
First release February 15, 2006 · Produced in Ukraine · Languages English, Russian, Ukrainian
Production
Panopticum Film Company
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Elefant Film
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Kinokompaniya Panopticum
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Ukraine
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Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
English · Russian · Ukrainian
Release dates
Germany · February 15, 2006
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festiva
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Hungary
October 7, 2006 · Pécs International Film Celebration
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