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We Are from Jazz (1983)

We Are from Jazz poster
Original title
Мы из джаза
Directed by
Karen Shakhnazarov
Genre
comedy film, musical film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A music student gets kicked out of school for his love of jazz. He finds two street musicians and they start a band together.

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What happens

We Are from Jazz (Russian: Мы из джаза, romanized: My iz dzhaza) is a 1983 Soviet comedy musical film by Karen Shakhnazarov. It is also known as Jazzmen on the official Mosfilm YouTube channel. The film tells the story of a student who is expelled from music school because he loves jazz. He ends up hiring two street musicians to form his own band. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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