Bummer

Bummer

110 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 2, 2003

Corrupt cops, street gangs, "Bratki" in "Bummers" (BMWs) steal and "Merins" (Mercedeses), angry truck drivers, beautiful women and death are what four friends in a black Bummer who go on a mission from one region of Russia to another are about to face in the wasteland of small-town Russia. A critique of the policies of Boris Yeltsin, it depicted the economic crisis that followed Russia's transition towards a free market economy, and with it, a lost generation, with no job security, who are pushed into a world of crime and rebellion. Despite a modest budget of US$700,000, and a limited cinematic release, it became a national hit in Russia as well its soundtrack, popularized by 'Seryoga's' (Серёга) music video "Чёрный Бумер" ("Black Bummer"). Both the film and its soundtrack have won awards, including the prestigious Golden Aries from the Russian Guild of Film critics.

Bummer

110 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 2, 2003

Bummer
Corrupt cops, street gangs, "Bratki" in "Bummers" (BMWs) steal and "Merins" (Mercedeses), angry truck drivers, beautiful women and death are what four friends in a black Bummer who go on a mission from one region of Russia to another are about to face in the wasteland of small-town Russia. A critique of the policies of Boris Yeltsin, it depicted the economic crisis that followed Russia's transition towards a free market economy, and with it, a lost generation, with no job security, who are pushed into a world of crime and rebellion. Despite a modest budget of US$700,000, and a limited cinematic release, it became a national hit in Russia as well its soundtrack, popularized by 'Seryoga's' (Серёга) music video "Чёрный Бумер" ("Black Bummer"). Both the film and its soundtrack have won awards, including the prestigious Golden Aries from the Russian Guild of Film critics.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers CTB Film Company, Pygmalion Production
Original title Бумер
Directors Pyotr Buslov
Writers Denis Rodimin, Pyotr Buslov

Cast

Sergey Gorobchenko

as Petya 'Rama'

Vladimir Vdovichenkov

as Kostyan 'Kot'

Andrey Merzlikin

as Dimon 'Oshparennyy'

Maksim Konovalov

as Lyokha 'Killa'

Yana Shivkova

as Kat'ka

Lyudmila Polyakova

as Sobachikha

Vasiliy Sedykh

as demob

Mikhail Lukashov

as young cop

Vladimir Sychev

as Yeralash

Ilya Sokolovskiy

as Dimon's car thief

Aleksey Zaytsev

as tractor driver

Vitaliy Alshanskiy

as Second Lieutenant Zavazalskiy

Nelly Uvarova

as girl

Philipp Riba

as Kulibin

Aleksey Oshurkov

as Husky

Anatoliy Koshcheev

as Braked

Olga Dobrina

as brachial girl

Oksana Stashenko

as Husky's wife

Aleksandr Snykov

as ambulance driver

Mariya Shalaeva

as telegraph girl

Kirill Belevich

as FSB officer

Yuriy Sokolov

as ded dembelya

Vasiliy Dolbitikov

as main trucker

Mikhail Kalinkin

as forwading agent