9 More Women in Comedy to Watch This Women’s History Month
This list was made with the intention of celebrating the craft. I love seeing more women of colour on this list than before and more newcomers on the scene as well!
Promised Heaven
In the new Russia, former middle class citizens find themselves out in the dumps. Literally. They build homes, elect their own government, work, beg, scavenge, date and fight all while living in a huge city dump. Some try to beat the odds and return to society, but it seems that there is only one place left for them to go...
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In the new Russia, former middle class citizens find themselves out in the dumps. Literally. They build homes, elect their own government, work, beg, scavenge, date and fight all while living in a huge city dump. Some try to beat the odds and return to society, but it seems that there is only one place left for them to go...
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Genre:Comedy, Drama
Written By:Henrietta Altman, Eldar Ryazanov
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Runtime:125 minutes
Studio:Cinebridge, Mosfilm, Film Studio Slovo
Cast
Eldar Ryazanov
Director
Liya Akhedzhakova
Fima
Olga Volkova
Katya Ivanova
Valentin Gaft
President
Leonid Bronevoy
'Banzai', the Colonel
Oleg Basilashvili
President's friend
Svetlana Nemolyaeva
Aglaya – President's ex-wife
Natalya Gundareva
Luska
Mikhail Filippov
Vasya
Sergei Artsybashev
Kirill
Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
Styopa
Roman Kartsev
Solomon
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