📜 Overview:
Ivan is old Russia: thick, dour, hard-working, often brutish; he misses Communism. He drives a taxi and one night meets Alexi, a new Russian, a musician, an alcoholic, irresponsible. Alexi stiffs Ivan for the fare, so Ivan tracks him down and a love-hate relationship ensues. When Alexi lets the bath water run over in Ivan's flat and Ivan must pay 500 rubles for repairs, he tries to force Alexi into day labor to repay him. It's hopeless. Then, suddenly, Alexi is discovered, goes on a jazz tour of America, becomes a celebrity, and returns in triumph. Ivan longs to renew the friendship, and it looks as if he may get what he wants.
🌏 Languages Available:
Russian
📆 Date Released:
1990-10-17
⌚ Running Time:
110 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.3
Beloved Cast
Lyosha
Pyotr Mamonov
Shlykov
Pyotr Zaychenko
Christina
Natalya Kolyakanova
Nina
Elena Safonova
Old Nechiporenko
Vladimir Kashpur
Administrator
Sergey Gazarov
Petyunchik
Igor Zolotovitsky
Musician in the Taxi
Vladimir Sterzhakov
Hippy
Sergey Galkin
musician in the taxi
Evgeniy Gerchakov
writer
Dmitriy Prigov
Kolya
Valeri Khlevinsky
beautiful girl
Yelena Stepanova
Valya
Lidiya Ezhevskaya
mechanic from the cab company
Vyacheslav Gorbunchikov
the Mercedes driver
Aleksandr Inshakov
Yury Sokolov
Yuri Yurchenko
Pierre Rival
