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Shantytown Blues
Shantytown Blues
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Shantytown Blues

Original Title: Ангел на обочине

2004
1h 52m
Action
Thriller

Status

Released

Release

2004

Runtime

1h 52m

Storyline

At the end of the 70s, a boy Mishka, abandoned by his mother and stepfather, lives in a provincial Soviet town. Curious, bold and angry. With his bluntness and fearless naivete, he conquers the local gangster John, and with the help of his patron begins to act in local taverns, finally leaving a dysfunctional family.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 52m
Sep 25, 2004
Languages
Russian
Director
Svetlana Stasenko
Svetlana Stasenko
Production
Paradise Production Center
Paradise Production Center
Paradise/MGN
Paradise/MGN
NETsKI
NETsKI
Production Countries
Russia

Top Cast

8 Cast Members

Anatoliy Gushchin

Anatoliy Gushchin

Gennadiy Nazarov

Gennadiy Nazarov

Andrey Egorov

Andrey Egorov

Блэк

Pyotr Zaychenko

Pyotr Zaychenko

Nelly Uvarova

Nelly Uvarova

Aleksandr Tsurkan

Aleksandr Tsurkan

Aleksandr Khoshabaev

Aleksandr Khoshabaev

Yuliya Sules

Yuliya Sules

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