Swallows Have Arrived

08/31/2007

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1hr 29min

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Drama

,Thriller

STORY

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 & CREW

    Cast

  • Irlan Khugaev
  • Soslan Tsalagov
  • Leyla Tebloeva
  • Marat Dzagurov
  • Artur Khatagov

    Director

  • Aslan Galazov

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Narti Movies

    Production Countries

  • Russia

LANGUAGES

  • Russian