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Release Year1992
Runtime1h 12m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
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DirectorYuriy Lonkov
WritersSvetoslav Pelishenko, Yan Gelman, Yuriy Lonkov
TypeFeature Film
RatingNot rated yet
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsOnce Upon A Time in Odessa, or How to Leave the USSR
About Once Upon A Time in Odessa, or How to Leave the USSR
The popular pop show club “Odessa Gentlemen” took part in writing a script on the topic: how to leave the former USSR. Odessa became an arena where the interests of Soviet intelligence and the last Jew who had not yet left for their historical homeland collided...
Directed by Yuriy Lonkov, Once Upon A Time in Odessa, or How to Leave the USSR leans on a strong ensemble — Mikhail Svetin, Natalya Krachkovskaya, Andrei Ankudinov — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1992.
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