Rag Union

Rag Union
Directed by Mikhail Mestetsky
Written by Mikhail Mestetsky
Starring Vasiliy Butkevich
Pavel Chinaryov
Release date
  • 10 June 2015 (2015-06-10) (Kinotavr)
Running time
 97 min
Country Russia
Language Russian

Rag Union (Russian: Тряпичный союз, translit. Tryapichnyy soyuz) is a 2015 Russian comedy film directed by Mikhail Mestetsky.[1]

The film was screened at the Berlinale in the Generation 14plus section.[2][3]

In 2017, HBO purchased the rights to show the film on the HBO Central Europe channel.[4][5]

Plot

An ordinary Moscow guy, Vanya, after finishing school, goes to work as a "living advertisement" of monument-tombstones. At the cemetery, he meets three energetic guys - either a section, or a sect that calls itself the "Rag Union". Vanya asks to take him to their training sessions, and they settle for a month at Vanya's dacha.

Cast

Awards

The film's acting ensemble received the award for Best Actor at the Kinotavr, which occurred for the first time in the festival's history.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Режиссер фильма: "Тряпичный союз" - это драма идей". TASS.
  2. ↑ "Film Review: 'Rag Union'". Variety.
  3. ↑ "Михаил Местецкий: надеюсь, что зрители оценят веселый дух "Тряпичного союза"". TASS.
  4. ↑ "Американский канал НВО купил фильм "Тряпичный союз"". RIA Novosti.
  5. ↑ "Телесеть HBO приобрела российские фильмы «Тряпичный союз» и «Холодный фронт»". Kommersant.
  6. ↑ "В Сочи завершился фестиваль "Кинотавр"". TASS.
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