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Heroes of the Soviet New Wave

Heroes of the Soviet New Wave

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MusicDocumentary

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The film tells about the birth of a new wave in the USSR under a strict political regime and about the era of "perestroika", when musicians received freedom of expression.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

22 October 2016

Country

Russia

Cast

Vasily Shumov

Vasily Shumov

himself

Igor Zhuravlev

Igor Zhuravlev

himself

Andrei Tumanov

Andrei Tumanov

himself

Alexei Borisov

Alexei Borisov

himself

Viktor Sologub

Viktor Sologub

himself

Alexei Rakhov

Alexei Rakhov

himself

Aleksandr Senin

Aleksandr Senin

himself

Stanislav Tishakov

Stanislav Tishakov

himself

Andrei Burlaka

Andrei Burlaka

himself

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