Hipsters (2008)

6.5/10 130 min Drama Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

Anton Shagin

Mels

Oksana Akinshina

Polza

Maksim Matveev

Fred

Igor Voynarovskiy

Bob

Ekaterina Vilkova

Betsi

Konstantin Balakirev

Dryn

Oleg Yankovskiy

Fred's father

Lyudmila Solovyova

Fred’s mother

Aleksandr Stefantsov

Nolik

Georgiy Sivokhin

Kim

Olga Smirnova

Sherri

Yanina Melekhova

Liza

Irina Rozanova

Polza's mother

Sergey Garmash

Mels' father

Oleksiy Horbunov

Labukh

Darya Hramtsova

Mikhail Sivorin

Komsomolets (uncredited)

Galina Chernobaeva

Artyom Tsukanov

Leonid Yarmolnik

отец Боба

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