Swallows Have Arrived

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 31, 2007

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Russia

Production

Narti Movies

Cast

Soslan Tsalagov,Marat Dzagurov,Irlan Khugaev,Artur Khatagov,Leyla Tebloeva,Soslan Makiev,Zemfira Galazova,Vyacheslav Guriyev,Tigran Kaitmazov,Elina Zakharova

Director

Aslan Galazov

Writer

Aslan Galazov,Irlan Khugaev

Producer

Aslan Galazov,Olga Kochetkova

Cinematography

Leonid Deryagin,Anna Zabludovskaya

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$8,500

IMDb

tt1112116