Directed by:
Victor GinzburgScreenplay:
Victor GinzburgCinematography:
Aleksey RodionovCast:
Vladimir Epifantsev, Олег Тактаров, Vladimir Menshov, Andrey Panin, Рената Литвинова, Mikhail Efremov, Ivan Okhlobystin, Konstantin Kryukov, Sergey Shnurov (more)Plots(1)
After the break-up of the USSR Moscow opens its doors to foreign investors: finding a career is primarily a question of making clever use of an opportunity. Babylen Tatarsky starts out as a tobacconist, but an encounter with a former classmate leads him to the world of advertising. Pepsi Cola, Sprite, Parliament cigarettes – such products need to reach the consumer fast. Babylen turns out to be good at his job, and he gradually finds his way into the kind of PR which serves to promote not only goods, but people in social roles as well. In addition to the gloss of success, however, he is also driven by his passion for Near Eastern mythology, an experience heightened through use of hallucinogenic substances. This open-handed adaptation of Victor Pelevin’s cult postmodern novel caused a major stir after its screening in Russian cinemas. One reviewer declared: “This film successfully blows your mind.” (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Vladimir Epifantsev
Soviet Union
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Олег Тактаров
Soviet Union
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Vladimir Menshov
Soviet Union
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Andrey Panin
Soviet Union
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Рената Литвинова
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Mikhail Efremov
Soviet Union
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Ivan Okhlobystin
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Konstantin Kryukov
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Sergey Shnurov
Soviet Union
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Amaliya Mordvinova
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Elena Polyakova
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Leonid Parfyonov
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Mikhail Dorozhkin
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Igor Mirkurbanov
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Aleksandr Gordon
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Boris Pokrovskiy
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Aleksandr Andreev
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Andrey Fomin
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Aleksey Podolskiy
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Natalya Dvoretskaya
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