I Wanted to See Angels

1992 1h 23m RU

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 5

RomanceCrime

Synopsis

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Twenty-year-old Bob rides 1000 km to Moscow on his vintage motorbike to collect a bad debt for his boss; the city chews up and spits out this naive country boy, whose head is full of Easy Rider dreams.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Liya Akhedzhakova
Aleksei Boronov
Natalya Ginko
Yevgeni Pivovarov
Aleksei Zharkov
Lev Butenin
Igor Vorobyev
Valeriy Derkach

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sergei Bodrov
Writers: Carolyn Cavallero, Sergei Bodrov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Russia, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sergei Bodrov, shot by Alexey Rodionov. 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 Olga Grinshpun 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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Liya Akhedzhakova and Aleksei Boronov and Natalya Ginko carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0105865 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Sergei Bodrov directs. Alexey Rodionov behind the camera. Olga Grinshpun cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia, United States of America. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: Russia, United States of America.
4Directed by Sergei Bodrov, shot by Alexey Rodionov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Olga Grinshpun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Liya Akhedzhakova and Aleksei Boronov and Natalya Ginko carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0105865 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.