- Angel on the Curb
Infobox Film
name = Angel on the Curb
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director =Svetlana Stasenko
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starring =Mikhail Efimov
Aleksandr Tsurkan
Petr Zaychenko
Ekaterina Migitsko
Andrey Egorov
Gennady Nazarov
Anatoly Guschin
Vasya Lykshin
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cinematography = Irina Uralskaja
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released =2003
runtime = 110 mins
country =Russia
language = Russian
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imdb_id = 0860356"Angel on the Curb" (2003) (Shantytown Blues, _ru. Ангел на обочине) is an avantguard musical drama, close in style to
Sergey Solovyev 'sAssa . "He wanted to become a thief, but became a rock star", reads the tagline.The film was presented at XXVI Moscow International Film Festival, 2004.
In 2004 15-year-old Vasya Lykshin was awarded [http://www.youngartistawards.us "Children's Oscar"] for the leading part in this film.
Plot
A young boy Misha lives in a small town: sleeps in a shack, listens to
The Beatles , hi-jacks a motorcycle. Nobody knows that melodies dwell in his head. Only a local criminal boss nicknamed John understands that Misha is born for music. However, soon John gets killed.Then a political turmoil happens in the country. Misha with his music finds himself in the middle of this turbulent whirlpool. And John's killer is behind his back.Trivia
Actor who played the young hero was found in juvenile prison. He agreed to participate on the condition that filming time counts towards his term. His story is pretty close to the one of the hero.
External links
*imdb title|id=0860356|title=Angel na obochinye
* [http://angel.mail.ru Official Site] in Russian
* [http://russart.com/?movietrailer&mid=241 Movie Trailer] and [http://russart.com/?moviepictures&mid=241 Screenshots]
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