Leto (2018)

A love triangle emerges around a rock and roll musician, his protege and his wife in 1980s Russia.

Director:

Kirill Serebrennikov

Writers:

Lily Idov (as Lili Idova), Michael Idov (as Mikhail Idov)

Stars:

Teo Yoo, Irina Starshenbaum, Roman Bilyk

11 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Teo Yoo	...	Viktor Tsoy (as Teo Yu)
Irina Starshenbaum	...	Natalia Vassilievana 'Natasha' Naumenko
Roman Bilyk	...	Mayk Vassilievitch Naumenko (as Roma Zver)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anton Adasinsky	...	Khozyain kvartiry (as Anton Adasinskiy)
Liya Akhedzhakova	...	Khozyayka kvartiry
Yuliya Aug	...	Anna Aleksandrovna
Filipp Avdeev	...	Leonid aka Liosha
Aleksandr Bashirov	...	Angry man on train
S. Berdichevsky	...	Draftee
Nikita Efremov	...	Bob
Nikita Elenev
Anastasiya Evgrafova
Aleksey Fokin	...	Lesha
Aleksandr Gorchilin	...	Punk
Ilya Karpenko	...	Trolleybus Passenger

Storyline

A love triangle emerges around a rock and roll musician, his protege and his wife in 1980s Russia.

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Plot Keywords:

love triangle | leningrad | perestroika | male full frontal nudity | male rear nudity | 

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Genres:

Biography | Music | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Bac Films [France] Gunpowder & Sky [United States]

Country:

Russia France

Language:

Russian English

Release Date:

7 June 2018 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Leto

Filming Locations:

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,071,877

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hype Film, KinoVista, Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby (as Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Besides Victor Tsoy and Mayk Naumenko, several characters known only by their first names or nicknames are stand-ins for real musicians, popular on the Soviet rock scene .in 1980's Leonid (Filipp Avdeyev) represents Aleksey Rybin of 'Kino' fame. 'Punk' is a stand-in for Andrey 'Svin' Panov (Aleksandr Gorchilin), leader of 'Avtomaticheskiye ydovletvoreniye' punk band and one of the pioneers of punk genre in USSR. Bob (Nikita Efremov) is Boris Grebenshchikov, leader of rock band 'Akvarium' and Artyom (Andrey Khodorchenkov) represents Artemiy Troitskiy, pioneer of rock music in USSR and organizer of multiple rock concerts and festivals.

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Crazy Credits

The title card before the end credits roll is Russian for "This film is dedicated to those we love"

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Connections

Referenced in Evening Urgant: Roma Zver (2019)

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Soundtracks

Leto
Written by Viktor Tsoy
Performed by Zveri

User Reviews

If that could be a real history...

This movie has a soul. One could write about Soviet (harsh) realities, but I won't. I was surprised, when an elderly pair (looked like 70+) arrived to watch the film - even some of 50+ Russian folks would criticize what is shown (but I hope they have their right not to watch it). For a younger people, this will be a good example to have a glimpse on Soviet life of 1980s. Takes a very talented director to make the actors act like this. I've got several recalls of "Assa" (one of the best movies of late 1980s), but this has got its own charms. So, I definitely recommend this one to watch. At least, for the memory of those, whom we loved.