The Children of USSR

The Children of USSR

96 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | June 6, 2007

A group of young immigrants from Soviet Union live in a provincial Israeli town. In their new homeland the only person who follows them closely is the local policeman, family ties are wearing out day by day, and they do everything to mess their lives up, transforming their anxiety to get a new social standing in violence and robbery. Will they be able to build a soccer team and win the local championship? Will sport help them to recover self-esteem and prove to everyone that they are not doomed to live as criminals?

The Children of USSR

96 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | June 6, 2007

The Children of USSR
A group of young immigrants from Soviet Union live in a provincial Israeli town. In their new homeland the only person who follows them closely is the local policeman, family ties are wearing out day by day, and they do everything to mess their lives up, transforming their anxiety to get a new social standing in violence and robbery. Will they be able to build a soccer team and win the local championship? Will sport help them to recover self-esteem and prove to everyone that they are not doomed to live as criminals?
Producers JCS Productions
Original title Yeldey CCCP
Directors Feliks Gerchikov
Writers Ayidin Ali-Zade, Feliks Gerchikov

Cast

Daniel Bruck

as Slava

Vladimir Fridman

as Viktor the Coach (as Vladimir Freedman)

Shaul Mizrahi

as Mashiah

Tamara Klayngon

as Svetlana

Salim Dau

as Policeman

Vitali Friedland

as Kostyl'

Arthur Marchenko

as Banochka

Shaul Mizrahi

as Mashiah