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The Ugly Swans

Original title: Gadkie lebedi
  • 2006
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.7K
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The Ugly Swans (2006)
DramaMysterySci-Fi

The writer is invited to the town of Tashlinsk by the mutants who emerged after an unnatural and constant rain causing the evacuation of the city, and by the children who are studying the un... Read allThe writer is invited to the town of Tashlinsk by the mutants who emerged after an unnatural and constant rain causing the evacuation of the city, and by the children who are studying the unearthly knowledge of mutants.The writer is invited to the town of Tashlinsk by the mutants who emerged after an unnatural and constant rain causing the evacuation of the city, and by the children who are studying the unearthly knowledge of mutants.

  • Director
    • Konstantin Lopushanskiy
  • Writers
    • Konstantin Lopushanskiy
    • Vyacheslav Rybakov
    • Arkadiy Strugatskiy
  • Stars
    • Gregory Hlady
    • Leonid Mozgovoy
    • Aleksey Kortnev
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Konstantin Lopushanskiy
    • Writers
      • Konstantin Lopushanskiy
      • Vyacheslav Rybakov
      • Arkadiy Strugatskiy
    • Stars
      • Gregory Hlady
      • Leonid Mozgovoy
      • Aleksey Kortnev
    • 8User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Gregory Hlady
    Gregory Hlady
    • Viktor Banev
    • (as also Grigoriy Gladiy)
    Leonid Mozgovoy
    Leonid Mozgovoy
    • Ayzek Golemba
    Aleksey Kortnev
    Aleksey Kortnev
    • Pavel Sumak
    • (as also Alexei Kortnev)
    Rimma Sarkisyan
    • Ira Baneva
    Laura Pitskhelauri
    • Diana
    Sergey Barkovskiy
    Sergey Barkovskiy
    • Gennadiy Komov
    • (as also Sergei Barkovsky)
    Dmitriy Ispolatov
    • Bora Kunitsa
    • (as Dima Ispolatov)
    Olga Samoshina
    Olga Samoshina
    • Lyudmila
    Aleksey Ingelevich
    Aleksey Ingelevich
    • Valentin Pilman
    • (as also Aleksei Ingelevich)
    Viktor Mikhaylov
    Viktor Mikhaylov
    • Mokrets Zinoviy
    • (as Victor Mikhailov)
    Viktor Dzekanovskiy
      Vladimir Grigorev
        Vasiliy Petrov
          Ilya Kovalev
          Anastasiya Rudenko
            Evgeniy Kalchenko
              Yuriy Bibisi
                Anastasiya Falileeva
                  • Director
                    • Konstantin Lopushanskiy
                  • Writers
                    • Konstantin Lopushanskiy
                    • Vyacheslav Rybakov
                    • Arkadiy Strugatskiy
                  • All cast & crew
                  • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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                  1/10

                  Not a good movie.

                  This one is a miss. It's based on a book by Strugatsky brothers, but fails miserably to bring to the screen the enigmatic quality the book possesses. It's rather a straight forward attempt to push a liberal agenda. And a clumsy one imho. The book is way more nuanced and really tries to make one think on a subject of humanity. The movie feels cheap and it is in most parts poorly acted. Especially by children actors. It's often regarded as Tarkovsky's influenced film (Lopushanskiy, the director, being a Tarkovsky's protege) but it isn't. I don't see any Tarkovsky influences here. Nether in style, nor in story construction.
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                  • Oct 19, 2018
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                  • Release date
                    • February 21, 2019 (Russia)
                  • Countries of origin
                    • Russia
                    • France
                    • Switzerland
                  • Languages
                    • Russian
                    • English
                    • Polish
                    • German
                  • Also known as
                    • Гидкі лебеді
                  • Filming locations
                    • Kronstadt, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
                  • Production companies
                    • Proline Film
                    • Catherine Dussart Productions (CDP)
                    • Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
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                  • Runtime
                    1 hour 45 minutes
                  • Aspect ratio
                    • 1.85 : 1

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