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1983 · 89 mins · Russian
Directed by
Karen Shakhnazarov
Starring
Igor Sklyar, Ekaterina Semenova, Grigoriy Malikov, Vadim Aleksandrov, Pyotr Skladchikov, Larisa Dolina

A music student is expelled for his passion for jazz, a genre the school condemns as emblematic of American capitalism. Determined, he recruits two street musicians, forms a dixieland band, and embarks on a road‑trip across cities, chasing fame while confronting the forces that opposed his art.

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