Sideburns

Sideburns (1990)

Бакенбарды

A small provincial town is home to two rival teenage gangs, one devoted to loose living and punk music and the other a collection of narrow-minded bodybuilders obsessed with order and convinced of their own moral rectitude. However, this cosy state of affairs is upset by the arrival of two strangers dressed like Pushkin, the famous early 19th century Russian poet, who proceed to found their own organisation, dedicated ostensibly to the memory of the great writer and the "salvation of Russia". Gradually, they begin to assume control of the town...

Date of release
1990-06-06
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Yuri Mamin

Casting

Interesting facts

Sideburns is a 1990 Russian satire film directed by Yuri Mamin.

Background

The film was inspired by the activities of the group Pamyat, which emerged at the end of the 1970s and became widely known in the late 1980s as an ultra patriotic movement and a prominent champion of newly revived Russian nationalism.

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