Why Wouldn't We Send a Messenger? (1998)

Original title

Не послать ли нам... гонца?

Directed by

Valeriy Chikov

Genre

adventure film, road movie, comedy drama, mystery film, children's film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A struggling farmer heads to Moscow to ask the president for help. Along the way he encounters a businessman, a soldier in love, and an elderly person, and he helps each of them.

lightheartedwhimsicalearthygentlemeanderinghopefulquirky

What happens

Why Wouldn't We Send a Messenger? (Russian: Не послать ли нам… гонца?) is a 1998 Russian road comedy-drama film directed by Valeri Chikov. The film tells about a devastated farmer who travels to the capital to the president to find out the truth. On the way, he manages to save the businessman, help the loving soldier and the elderly. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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