Courier (1986)

Original title

Курьер

Directed by

Karen Shakhnazarov

Genre

comedy drama, teen film, romance film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

16+

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 141 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy takes a job as a courier and navigates awkward relationships with his boss's daughter and his own family. The story shows the daily life and troubles of young people in the Soviet 1980s.

wrylightheartedbittersweetwhimsicalgroundedobservationalcoming-of-agemelancholic

What happens

Courier (Russian: Курьер, romanized: Kuryer), also known as Messenger Boy, is a 1986 Soviet romantic comedy-drama film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov based on a screenplay by Alexander Borodyansky and Shakhnazarov's short story of the same name, published in the April 1982 issue of the magazine Yunost. The plot revolves around the problems of perestroika-era youth and was filmed by the Creative Association of Comedy and Musical Films of the Mosfilm Studio from May to August 1986. It is one of the first Soviet films to feature breakdancing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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