Tsoi (2020)

Original title

Цой

Directed by

Alexei Uchitel

Genre

drama film, biographical film, road movie

Country

Latvia, Russia

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

16+

Rating

4.2 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After the car accident that kills rock musician Viktor Tsoi, a man who was involved in the crash must transport Tsoi's coffin from Jurmala to Leningrad. The film follows his journey and the burden he carries.

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What happens

Tsoi (Russian: Цой; working title — 47) is a 2020 Russian film directed by Alexei Uchitel, a joint production of Russia, Lithuania, and Latvia. The film tells the story of how a participant in car accident that killed Viktor Tsoi carries the Tsoi's coffin from Jūrmala to Leningrad. Tsoi himself appears only at the beginning of the film, where he immediately dies in a car accident. "There isn't even Tsoi in the Tsoi", said Komsomolskaya Pravda, while a review by Argumenty i Fakty was titled "Tsoi without Tsoi". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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