Hipsters

Hipsters

Moscow 1955. Hot Jazz Meets Cold War.

2008•2h 10m•6.5/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(110)

In this hit Russian musical, a group of friends flaunts Soviet authority in 1950s Moscow by embracing jazz. When Communist Mels falls for Polly, a free-spirited jazz fan, he risks losing his party membership by associating with her rebellious crew.

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Production

Central Partnership, Russia 1, Red Arrow Film Company, Planeta Inform, Rekun - Cinema, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Valery Todorovsky Production Company

Language

RU

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Anton Shagin

Anton Shagin

Mels

Oksana Akinshina

Oksana Akinshina

Polza

Maksim Matveev

Maksim Matveev

Fred

Igor Voynarovskiy

Igor Voynarovskiy

Bob

Ekaterina Vilkova

Ekaterina Vilkova

Betsi

Konstantin Balakirev

Konstantin Balakirev

Dryn

Oleg Yankovskiy

Oleg Yankovskiy

Fred's father

Aleksandr Stefantsov

Aleksandr Stefantsov

Nolik

Georgiy Sivokhin

Georgiy Sivokhin

Kim

Olga Smirnova

Olga Smirnova

Sherri

Yanina Melekhova

Yanina Melekhova

Liza

Irina Rozanova

Irina Rozanova

Polza's mother

Sergey Garmash

Sergey Garmash

Mels' father

Oleksiy Horbunov

Oleksiy Horbunov

Labukh

Darya Hramtsova

Darya Hramtsova

Mikhail Sivorin

Mikhail Sivorin

Komsomolets (uncredited)

Galina Chernobaeva

Galina Chernobaeva

Artyom Tsukanov

Artyom Tsukanov

Leonid Yarmolnik

Leonid Yarmolnik

отец Боба

Evgenia Brik

Evgenia Brik

Katya

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