Goodbye Soviet Union

Goodbye Soviet Union

86 mins | Drama, Comedy | July 10, 2020

A humoristic coming-of-age story of Johannes who is born prematurely to a very young single mother. His destiny is to be always separated from his loved ones, to be “different”, to lose his hair because of pollution and to fall in love with a Chechen girl. All this during the turbulent times of the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Goodbye Soviet Union

86 mins | Drama, Comedy | July 10, 2020

Goodbye Soviet Union
A humoristic coming-of-age story of Johannes who is born prematurely to a very young single mother. His destiny is to be always separated from his loved ones, to be “different”, to lose his hair because of pollution and to fall in love with a Chechen girl. All this during the turbulent times of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Exitfilm, Oy Bufo Ab
Original title Hüvasti, NSVL
Directors Lauri Randla
Writers Lauri Randla

Cast

Niklas Kouzmitchev

as Johannes

Nika Savolainen

as Mother

Ülle Kaljuste

as Grandma

Tõnu Oja

as Grandpa

Pääru Oja

as Uncle Kolja

Dima Bespalov

as Gena

Sten Karpov

as Tamerlan

Tatjana Manevskaja

as Teacher Ivanova

Viktor Lanberg

as Principal

Anne Reemann

as Social Worker #1

Piret Krumm

as Social Worker #2

Oleg Želudkov

as Chernenko

Kiiri Tamm

as Midwife

Jekaterina Kordas

as Housekeeper

Igor Rogatchov

as Tank Commander

Luule Komissarov

as Doctor

Enrico Oja

as Johannes (age 6)

Elina Pähklimägi

as Barbie

Maksim Demidov

as General

Ivan Aleksejev

as Sergeant

Mihkel Metsala

as Trumpeter

Aleksandr Okunev

as Militia

Timur Ilikajev

as Militia

Nils Mattias Steinberg

as Home Defender

Elar Vahter

as Groom

Peter Kollanyi

as Groom

Ole Parmas

as Groom

Lauri Randla

as Groom / Radio Voice

Jelena Tarassenko

as Hospital Guard

Loviise Kapper

as Childbirth Nurse

Mari Anton

as Childbirth Nurse

Natalia Murina-Puustusmaa

as Trauma Point Nurse

Paul Hendrik Allik

as Johannes (Baby)

Malin Lilloja

as Vera (Baby)

Endla Vaher

as Sky Dancer Barbie

Deniel Izmailov

as Igor

Ruslan Izmailov

as Taxi Driver

Elari Lend

as Postman

Vera Savolainen

as Radio Voice

Laura Virolainen

as School Announcer