Hüvasti, NSVL

A coming of age story of Johannes, who is born prematurely to a premature single mother on the dramatic background of the collapsing Soviet empire.

Johannes is born into an Ingrian-Finnish family in the Estonian Soviet Republic. When his mother leaves for Finland, and he’s left to be raised by his grandparents, Johannes is forced to face life on his own. He falls deeply in love with his classmate, Vera, takes risks, gets into fights, and gets punished – all the while, in the background, the Evil Empire collapses. As the Lenins fall and the Barbie dolls take over, the crocodile Genas and the Moskvitches are forced to step aside, leaving the road to the West wide open. Lauri Randla‘s Goodbye, Soviet Union is a comedy about the adventures of the eccentric Tarkkinen family in the last days of the Soviet Union.

Lauri Randla debüütfilm on komöödia ingeri-soome Tarkkinenide pere värvikast elust Eestis nõukaaja viimastel aastatel. Johannes sünnib eriskummalisse ingerisoome perre. Kui tema ema otsustab Soome tööle minna, jääb poiss Sillamäele vanavanemate kasvatada. Johannesel tuleb hakata üksinda elu tōsiasju avastama. Ta armub kōrvuni kooliõde Verasse, kakleb, riskib, saab karistada… ja taustal laguneb kurjuse impeerium, mida peeti igaveseks. Aga Leninid langevad, peale tungivad värvilised barbid ja reklaamid, taanduvad krokodill geenad ja tossavad moskvitšid… ja uksed läände lüüakse valla!

Lisatud 19.02.2021, 1 639 861 929b, AKA Goodbye Soviet Union, AKA Näkemiin Neuvostoliitto

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