Poor Liz

A gentle, fish-out-of-water comedy that ambles through rural oddities toward an unlikely romance, easy to watch and mildly amusing.

Directed by

Aleksey Lisovets

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Masha Mashkova, Anton Pampushniy, Niele Serezhnikova

Overview

Joe Sokoloff, a sergeant with the Canadian police, travels to the remote country to carry out his beloved grandmother's last wishes, but all his plans fail almost immediately on arriving in his historic homeland when he is robbed while traveling on the train. Ready to embrace his traveling experience, he misses his train and finds himself in a small village region. Viewed by the villagers as 'an eccentric in a white Stetson', he finds himself settling into an unfamiliar world of very strange people. Here the people really do drown newly-born puppies, eat the fish they catch in the river and even smack their children. But it only takes a few days before Joe begins to understand the villagers and, after accepting them into his heart, he falls in love with Liza, a beautiful local girl.

How it feels

Light, warm, whimsical and romantic. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Identity, love, family, isolation

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

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

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