Goodbye Soviet Union
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- Peeter Urbla
- Mark Lwoff
- Misha Jaari
- Niklas Kouzmitšev
- Nika Savolainen
- Ülle Kaljuste
- Tõnu Oja
- Pääru Oja
- Elene Baratašvili
- Jekaterina Novosjolova
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| Directed by | Lauri Randla |
| Written by | Lauri Randla |
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| Cinematography | Elen Lotman |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
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Goodbye Soviet Union (Estonian: Hüvasti, NSVL, Finnish: Näkemiin Neuvostoliitto) is a 2020 Estonian-Finnish tragicomedy film and the first Ingrian film. It was written and directed by Lauri Randla.[1]
Set during the final years of the Soviet Union, the film follows Johannes (Niklas Kouzmitšev), a young boy growing up in an Ingrian family in Soviet Estonia. Johannes's free-spirited mother (Nika Savolainen) is drawn to Western ideals, while his grandmother (Ülle Kaljuste) hopes to raise him as a loyal Soviet citizen. Amid the backdrop of Estonia's push for independence, Johannes navigates family tensions, his mother's emigration to Finland, and his first love with a Chechen girl named Vera (Elene Baratašvili).
Cast
- Niklas Kouzmitšev - Johannes
- Nika Savolainen - Mother
- Ülle Kaljuste - Grandmother
- Tõnu Oja - Grandfather
- Pääru Oja - Uncle Kolja
- Elene Baratašvili - Vera
- Jekaterina Novosjolova - Lidia
- Luule Komissarov
Production
The film was financed by Estonian Film Institute, Finnish Film Foundation, Eurimages, and Eesti Kultuurkapital, and was co-produced with Yle. Distribution in Finland was handled by B-Plan Distribution. Both Estonian Film Institute and the Finnish Film Foundation expressed strong early interest in the project.[2] Notably, it became the largest single investment by Estonian Film Institute.[2]
