Streak of Luck

A gentle, thoughtful anthology that blends everyday Soviet life with quiet fantasy and moral dilemmas, feeling like a series of intimate short stories.

Directed by

Aleksandr Mayorov, Semyon Morozov

Genres

Fantasy, Science fiction, Comedy

Starring

Oleg Stefan, Natalya Vavilova, Svetlana Nemolyaeva

Overview

The fifth film in a Mosfilm "youth" anthology series comprising three short stories. The first story, 'Vizit' (The Visit), directed by filmmaker turned politician Yevgeni Gerasimov, tells the story of a rural boy visiting his former village girlfriend, now living in Moscow. Next comes a short film by Aleksandr Majorov called 'Zolotye rybki' (Goldfishes), which is based on a story of a magical goldfish brought from a provincial pet store by the late Russian historian and science-fiction and fantasy writer Kir Bulychyov. The final segment and the title of the film, 'Polosa vezeniya' (Streak of Luck), tells the story of a member of staff at a research institute who is offered the job of department head but has second thoughts when he discovers the previous boss was unfairly dismissed.

How it feels

Satirical, whimsical, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Class, work, morality, identity

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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