Perestroika (2009)
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54% of critics liked it
(13 reviews) -
33% of users liked it
(91 ratings)
Moscow. 1992. Sasha Greenberg, an astrophysicist, returns to the city of his birth after 17 years of exile. Formerly reviled as a traitor, he is now welcomed back as a hero. The period of "Perestroika" (restructuring) has turned everything upside down. In the midst of all this turmoil… More Moscow. 1992. Sasha Greenberg, an astrophysicist, returns to the city of his birth after 17 years of exile. Formerly reviled as a traitor, he is now welcomed back as a hero. The period of "Perestroika" (restructuring) has turned everything upside down. In the midst of all this turmoil Sasha is expected to deliver a theory about the coherence of our universe. But, what he's feeling is overwhelming chaos, and the suspicion that man is the bane of a world in peril. With all he knows about the world and the devil, is there any redemption for humanity?
- Directed By
- Slava Tsukerman
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 20, 2009 Wide
- Studio
- REF Productions
Critic Reviews
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V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Perestroika races back and forth between the Soviet past and non-Communist present. The result is highly personal, talky, clunky and somehow engrossing.
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Nathan Lee, New York Times
Perestroika is a curious combination of documentary and fiction, politics and science, sophisticated structure and incompetent drama.
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Andrew Barker, Variety
The film, which opened March 20 in Los Angeles, is unwieldy, overstuffed and at times hopelessly clunky, yet it's also touchingly funny, visually arresting and somehow a consistent joy to watch.
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Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Perestroika asks, with a philosophical shrug of the shoulders: Why not try to be optimistic?
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Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru
Has stylish visuals and a provocative, imaginative screenplay, but occasionally drags and feels convoluted with too many irritatingly awkward moments that lack an emotional core.
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Cast
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Sam Robards
as Sasha Greenberg
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Ally Sheedy
as Helen
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F Murray Abraham
as Professor Gross
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Oksana Stashenko
as Natasha
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Jicky Schnee
as Jill
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Maria Andreyeva
as Elena
