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Directed by | Karen Shakhnazarov |
Written by | Alexander Borodyansky |
Based on | Courier by Karen Shakhnazarov |
Starring | Fyodor Dunayevsky Anastasiya Nemolyaeva Oleg Basilashvili Inna Churikova |
Cinematography | Nikolay Nemolyaev |
Music by | Eduard Artemyev |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Courier (Russian: Курьер, romanized: Kuryer), also known as Messenger Boy, is a 1986 Soviet romantic comedy-drama film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov based on a screenplay by Alexander Borodyansky and Shakhnazarov's short story of the same name, published in the April 1982 issue of the magazine Yunost.[1][2] The plot revolves around the problems of perestroika-era youth[2] and was filmed by the Creative Association of Comedy and Musical Films of the Mosfilm Studio from May to August 1986.[2][3] It is one of the first Soviet films to feature breakdancing.[2][4][5][6]
On 10 May 1987, Courier won the Children's Jury Prize and the Central Committee of the Young Communist League of Georgia Prize "for a fascinating and witty solution to the complex theme of the formation of a young man's personality" at the 20th All-Union Film Festival in Tbilisi.[7] On 17 July, the film received the Special Jury Prize in the full-length feature film competition at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.[8] On 17 December 1988, the film was nominated for the Nika Award for Best Soundtrack (composer Eduard Artemyev).[9]