Courier

Courier

88 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | June 6, 1986

Ivan Mirosnikov, a cheeky young man in the Gorbachev era, is trying to figure out what to do with his life (he's not in college, and the 2-year mandatory military service is looming large ahead of him). Meanwhile, he lives with his divorced mother, and works as a courier at a Russian newspaper. Through his job, he meets patronizing Professor Kuznetzov and his rebellious daughter Katya. To annoy the professor, Ivan claims to have an affair with Katya. To his surprise, Katya backs his story up.

Courier

88 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | June 6, 1986

Courier
Ivan Mirosnikov, a cheeky young man in the Gorbachev era, is trying to figure out what to do with his life (he's not in college, and the 2-year mandatory military service is looming large ahead of him). Meanwhile, he lives with his divorced mother, and works as a courier at a Russian newspaper. Through his job, he meets patronizing Professor Kuznetzov and his rebellious daughter Katya. To annoy the professor, Ivan claims to have an affair with Katya. To his surprise, Katya backs his story up.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Mosfilm
Original title Курьер
Directors Karen Shakhnazarov
Writers Aleksandr Borodyanskiy, Karen Shakhnazarov

Cast

Oleg Basilashvili

as Katya's father

Inna Churikova

as Ivan's mother

Vladimir Menshov

as Guest on Katya's birthday

Svetlana Kryuchkova

as Zinaida Pavlovna

Alika Smekhova

as Nina

Nikolai Karnaukhov

as staff department

Vladimir Smirnov

as Kolya Bazin

Aleftina Evdokimova

as Katya's mother

Yevdokiya Urusova

as Agnessa Ivanova

Andrei Vertogradov

as Fyodor Ivanovich Miroshnikov

Vera Sotnikova

as Natasha

Alyona Khmelnitskaya

as (uncredited)