Stilyagi (2008)

Original title

Стиляги

Directed by

Valery Todorovsky

Genre

musical film, romance film, comedy drama

Country

Russia

Runtime

2h

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 113 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1950s Moscow, a young man joins a group of stylish nonconformists called the stilyagi. They face pressure from authorities while trying to express themselves through music and fashion.

energeticnostalgicrebelliouscolorfulbittersweetromanticupbeattense

What happens

Stilyagi (Russian: Стиляги, also known as Hipsters in the English release) is a 2008 Russian romantic jukebox musical film directed by Valery Todorovsky and starring Anton Shagin and Oksana Akinshina. Set in mid-1950s Moscow, the film depicts the Soviet stilyagi subculture, along with their struggle for self-expression within the prevailing reality of the Soviet repression. Stilyagi has been featured at the Toronto International Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, and the Cleveland International Film Festival, where it has been an audience favorite. It won the Audience Choice Award at the Anchorage International Film Festival in 2009 and several Golden Eagle Awards and Nika Awards, including Best Film in both. In Russia, it has become a cult film, as most of its score consists of covers of 1980s and 1990s Russian rock music from bands such as Bravo, Nautilus Pompilius, Nol and the Red Elvises. It received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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