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Heat (2006)

Heat poster
Original title
ЖАRА
Directed by
Rezo Gigineishvili
Genre
romantic comedy, teen film
Country
Russia
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
12+
Rating
3.8 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of friends get into various misadventures across Moscow during a hot summer. The heat wave adds to the chaos as they navigate romance and friendship.

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What happens

Heat (Russian: Жара, stylized as "ЖАRА") is a 2006 Russian teen romantic comedy loosely based on the Walking the Streets of Moscow, directed by Rezo Gigineishvili and produced by Fyodor Bondarchuk. The story centers on a group of friends and their misadventures in Moscow during a summer heat wave. Heat along with Wolfhound became one of the most expensive Russian films in 2006. Additionally, its budget was one third as compared to the advertising campaign. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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