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Panopticum Film Company

Happypeople

2006 103 min Russian
Wubly rating 6.2 IMDb rating 5.5

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

P

Panopticum Film Company

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E

Elefant Film

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K

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

No release date listed for United States.

Hungary

October 7, 2006 · Pécs International Film Celebration

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