Great Poetry (2019)
“Great Poetry” is about two guys who live on the outskirts of Moscow and work as cash collectors. They’re young, lonely, and all they have in the world is each other. They spend their lives moving money for other people. They attend a poetry class at the local cultural center and watch cockfights at a dorm for migrant workers. Their attempts at finding poetry in the prosaic world around lead them to the conclusion that the only poetic move they can make is to rob a bank. The film isn’t about words or rhymes. It’s about friendship and betrayal, and about our vicious and alien world in which anyone who tries to be honest and consistent ends up looking naïve and cruel. It’s about the everpresent and incomprehensible force that — in spite of everything — makes our life so frantic, strange, and lonely
Cast
- Aleksandr Kuznetsov - Viktor
- Aleksey Filimonov - Lyokha
- Fyodor Lavrov - Tsypin
- Yevgeni Syty - Rotniy
- Elena Makhova - Olga
- Alexandr Topuriya - Kechaev
- Mariya Bolshova - Kristina
- Seydulla Moldakhanov - Mukhamed
- Sevastyan Bugaev - Pavlik
- Andronic Khachiyan - blogger
Screenplay
- Alexandr Lungin (Screenplay)
- Sergey Osipyan (Screenplay)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Great Poetry about?
- “Great Poetry” is about two guys who live on the outskirts of Moscow and work as cash collectors. They’re young, lonely, and all they have in the world is each other. They spend their lives moving money for other people. They attend a poetry class at the local cultural center and watch cockfights at a dorm for migrant workers. Their attempts at finding poetry in the prosaic world around lead them to the conclusion that the only poetic move they can make is to rob a bank. The film isn’t about words or rhymes. It’s about friendship and betrayal, and about our vicious and alien world in which anyone who tries to be honest and consistent ends up looking naïve and cruel. It’s about the everpresent and incomprehensible force that — in spite of everything — makes our life so frantic, strange, and lonely
- Who directed Great Poetry?
- Great Poetry was directed by Alexandr Lungin.
- Who stars in Great Poetry?
- Great Poetry stars Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Aleksey Filimonov, Fyodor Lavrov, Yevgeni Syty, Elena Makhova, Alexandr Topuriya.
- How long is Great Poetry?
- Great Poetry has a runtime of 2h 0m (120 minutes).
- What genre is Great Poetry?
- Great Poetry is a Drama film.
- Where was Great Poetry produced?
- Great Poetry was produced in Russia.