Peculiarities of the National Politics

2003 1h 26m RU

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4.2

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★4.2TMDB · 19

Comedy

Synopsis

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General Ivolgin, forester Kuzmich, and good-natured Lyova now are going into politics.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aleksei Buldakov
генерал Иволгин, Михалыч
Viktor Bychkov
егерь Кузьмич
Semyon Strugachyov
Лёва Соловейчик
Sergey Russkin
Сергей Олегович Савенко / "SOS"
Nina Usatova
Inna Usman
Yuriy Kuznetsov
Oslyabin
Mikhail Porechenkov
Vanya
Konstantin Khabenskiy
Gosha

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuri Konopkin
Writers: Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Peculiarities of the National… Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yuri Konopkin, shot by Ivan Bagaev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tamara Lipartiya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Aleksei Buldakov and Viktor Bychkov and Semyon Strugachyov carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0396781 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yuri Konopkin directs. Ivan Bagaev behind the camera. Tamara Lipartiya cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Part of the "Peculiarities of the National… Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Yuri Konopkin, shot by Ivan Bagaev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Tamara Lipartiya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Aleksei Buldakov and Viktor Bychkov and Semyon Strugachyov carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0396781 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.