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"In Search For Yourself You'll Find Happiness"

2020 1h 30m RU

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 19

Comedy

Synopsis

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Found unconscious and robbed on a beach in Thailand, 70-year old Xenophon only knows his own name because it was engraved on his old Soviet watch. He’s been left with no money and no identification…and he doesn’t speak a word of Thai. But Xenophon is a resourceful man. He begins to build a new life with friends and a new business, but there’s something disturbing in his past that he can only glimpse through his shattered memory. Is he really who he seems?

“In Search For Yourself You'll Find Happiness”

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Cast

Mikheil Gomiashvili
Ksenofont
Evgeniya Dmitrieva
Irina
Vladimir Mishukov
Alexey
Evgeny Sangadzhiev
"Lom"
Roza Khairullina
Zima
Anastasiya Somova
Katya
Polina Pushkaruk
Mila
Charay Mueanprayun

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Evgeny Shelyakin
Writers: Konstantin Charmadov, Pavel Usachev, Evgeny Shelyakin
Languages: Russian, Thai
Countries: Russia, Thailand

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Thai.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Russia, Thailand.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Evgeny Shelyakin, shot by Ksenia Sereda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alexei Aigui. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Mikheil Gomiashvili and Evgeniya Dmitrieva and Vladimir Mishukov carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Evgeny Shelyakin directs. Ksenia Sereda behind the camera. Alexei Aigui scores. Daniel Ovrutsky cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia, Thailand. Dialogue in Russian, Thai.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Thai.
4International production across 2 countries: Russia, Thailand.
5Directed by Evgeny Shelyakin, shot by Ksenia Sereda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Alexei Aigui. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Daniel Ovrutsky shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Mikheil Gomiashvili and Evgeniya Dmitrieva and Vladimir Mishukov carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "In Search For Yourself You'll Find Happiness".
10IMDB entry: tt9303778 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.