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27 Missing KissesDate
of release:
January 31, 2002
Synopsis: Krasnyje Utiki means "beautiful ducks". Krasnyje Utki is also a town in Russia - and a typical one at that. So typical that it's hard to believe it actually exists in real life. Maybe it doesn't. People work there, and when they don't, they drink, and end up dreaming of a better life. It is the New Age in Russia, but so far things haven't changed that much. One beautiful summer morning, 14-year-old Sibyll arrives in dreamy Krasnyje Utki to spend the summer with her aunt Martha. The sight of the town, however, doesn't promise an exciting time. And Aunt Martha looks as boring as the place she lives in. Sybill is not the only one wishing Krasnyje Utki wasn't as dull as it is. Most townspeople do, too. This summer they are in luck. When Sybill leaves the town a couple of weeks later, she looks back on a summer considerably more exciting than anyone ever imagines. Sibyll falls in love with a man 26 years her senior. The story of a love as innocent as it is impossible. Sibyll is not the only fool for love. Krasnyje Utiki seems to be full of them. It all starts low-key: In the casino of the local armament factory, a secret screening of the old erotic film "Emmanuelle" takes place. To great effect: the event of the year causes havoc in the sleepy little steel town. Security guard Pjotr, who was "looking for a wild and exotic" love, ends up lying naked under enormous steel press, fearing for his private parts. In an attempt to cool off his rage over his wife's unfaithfulness, a lieutenant from the local army unit is throwing bombs onto sheep grazing in the nearby meadows. And a foreign captain who lost his sea and his love is dragging his ship to the closest lake he can find. Strange things indeed are happening in Krasnyje Utki. There is one, however, who has to pay a price for all the turmoil. As a result of his adventure, 40-year-old widower Alexander does not live to see the end of the summer, while his somewhat fearful boy is sent to reform school for murder. And then life just continues - this is Russia, after all.
Other Information: Best European Film and Best Cinematography at Avignon Film Festival
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