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The Vanished Empire

Play trailer Poster for The Vanished Empire 2009,  1h 45m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Two teenagers (Aleksandr Lyapin, Yegor Baranovsky) must re-evaluate their friendship after they both become involved with the same gal (Lidiya Milyuzina).

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G. Allen Johnson San Francisco Chronicle Oct 23, 2009
3/4
Shakhnazarov, who began his film career in the Soviet era and was about the age of his protagonists in '73, brings an authenticity to the material, as well as a certain wistfulness in his excellent re-creation of Brezhnev-era Moscow. Go to Full Review
Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Sep 25, 2009
4/5
A nicely turned film about the crushing inevitability of change. Go to Full Review
J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Aug 20, 2009
In the gray old days of Brezhnev and detente, Russian college students shimmy to "Sugar, Sugar" and shell out for black-market Levis, unaware that these are the best days of their lives Go to Full Review
Daniel Eagan Film Journal International Jul 10, 2009
Bland look at rebellious teens who experience the last days of the Soviet empire. Go to Full Review
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Karen Shakhnazarov

Director

Aleksandr Lyapin

Sergey

Yegor Baranovsky

Stepan

Lidiya Milyuzina

Lyuda

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Sergey's Grandfather

Sergei Rokotov

Screenwriter

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Movie Info

Synopsis Two teenagers (Aleksandr Lyapin, Yegor Baranovsky) must re-evaluate their friendship after they both become involved with the same gal (Lidiya Milyuzina).
Director
Karen Shakhnazarov
Screenwriter
Sergei Rokotov
Distributor
Kino International
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Russian
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 10, 2009, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 9, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.3K
Runtime
1h 45m
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