Hipsters
Стиляги
(2008)
Genre: Musical
Duration: 115mins
Director: Valery Todorovsky
Cast: Anton Shagin, Oksana Akinshina, Oleg Yankovsky, Yevgeniya Brik, Sergei Garmash
Awards
- Best Film, Best Costume, Best Art Direction (2008 NIKA Awards)
Soviet Russia in the 1950’s is the setting for a stunning musical from acclaimed director Valery Todorovsky. Mels (Anton Shagin) is a member of the Komsomol, the youth wing of the Communist Party. Polina (Oksana Akinshina) is a Stilyagi or Hipster, a group of youths who stand out from the rest of their grey clothed comrades with their flashy colourful clothes and love of Jazz and American Culture. Whilst on a “raid” to break up a Hipster party, Mels chases Polina , and gets thrown in a pond by her and immediately falls in love. As Mels starts to hang out with the local Hipsters we are taken on a song and dance extravaganza that explores what people will do for love; the love of music and the love of freedom.
