Goodbye Soviet Union
- Synopsis
A humoristic coming of age story by Lauri Randla based on director’s childhood in Estonia during the last years of Soviet Union.
Johannes is born into an eccentric family in the Estonian Soviet Republic. When his mother leaves for Finland, and he’s left to be raised by his grandparents, snappy Johannes is forced to face life on his own. He falls deeply in love with his classmate, Vera, takes risks, gets into fights, and gets punished… all the while, in the background, the Evil Empire collapses. As the Lenins fall and the Barbie dolls take over, the crocodile Genas and the Moskvitches are forced to step aside, leaving the road to the West wide open!
Lauri Randla’s Goodbye Soviet Union is a comedy about the adventures of the Ingrian-Finnish Tarkkinen family in the last days of the Soviet Union.
- Genre
Feature Film
- Creators
Director / Script
Lauri Randla
Costume
Mare Raidma
Composer
Lauri Randla
Editor
Andres Hallik, Leo Liesvirta
Producer
Peeter Urbla
Screenwriter
Lauri Randla
Cinematographer
Elen Lotman E.S.C.
Production Designer
Jaana Jüris
Sound
Karri Niinivaara
Co-producers
Mark Lwoff, Misha Jaari
- Stars
Niklas Kouzmitchev, Nika Savolainen, Ülle Kaljuste, Tõnu Oja, Pääru Oja, Jekaterina Novosjolova, Elene Baratašvili, Dima Bespalov, Anne Reemann, Piret Krumm, Sten Karpov, Viktor Lanberg. Enrico Oja
- Release date
26.11.2020
- Languages
Estonian, Ingrian-finnish, Russian
- Websites
- Technical specifications
- 86 min / DCP / 2.35:1 / 5.1
- Awards & Festivals
Black NIgnts FF - Audience Award
EFTA - Best script
Nordic Film Days Lübeck - Opening Film