Film
Swallows Have Arrived
2007 · 1h 29m · Drama · Thriller
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- 6.6
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Overview
Pale, thin, cold-sweating Pik (Khugaev) teaches literature at the local university to students so indifferent they play cards and take phone calls while he lectures. "The hell with you,” he says, walking out mid-class. It’s unclear just why Pik seems so sickly, though by midpoint we realize he’s a heroin addict in withdrawal. Broke, alienated, shunned by his dealer, he searches for a fix or any other salvation, sharing his bleak thoughts in voiceover. Attractive lensing and spare piano/ambient sound score abet the feature’s melancholy, meditative aura.
Cast
Irlan Khugaev
Soslan Tsalagov
Leyla Tebloeva
Marat Dzagurov
Artur Khatagov
Vyacheslav Guriyev
Soslan Makiev
Tigran Kaitmazov
Zemfira Galazova
Elina Zakharova
Crew
- Aslan GalazovWriter · Director · Producer
- Irlan KhugaevWriter
- Olga KochetkovaProducer
- Leonid DeryaginDirector of Photography
- Anna ZabludovskayaDirector of Photography
- Olga ShevchenkoEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- August 31, 2007
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Revenue
- $8,500
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
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