Swallows Have Arrived (2007)
Pale, thin, cold-sweating Pik (Khugaev) teaches literature at the local university to students so indifferent they play cards and take phone calls while he lectures. "The hell with you,” he says, walking out mid-class. It’s unclear just why Pik seems so sickly, though by midpoint we realize he’s a heroin addict in withdrawal. Broke, alienated, shunned by his dealer, he searches for a fix or any other salvation, sharing his bleak thoughts in voiceover. Attractive lensing and spare piano/ambient sound score abet the feature’s melancholy, meditative aura.
Director: Aslan Galazov
![]() |
Irlan Khugaev as |
![]() |
Soslan Tsalagov as |
![]() |
Leyla Tebloeva as |
![]() |
Marat Dzagurov as |
![]() |
Artur Khatagov as |
![]() |
Vyacheslav Guriyev as |
![]() |
Soslan Makiev as |
![]() |
Tigran Kaitmazov as |
![]() |
Zemfira Galazova as |
![]() |
Elina Zakharova as |
| Art | Tigran Kaitmazov | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tigran Kaitmazov | Costume Design |
| Sound | Aleksandr Kamaldinov | Sound Director |
| Directing | Soslan Makiev | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Mikhail Blinov | Additional Director of Photography |
| Camera | Anton Isaev | Additional Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yuliya Kostomarova | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yulia Shishkina | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Aslan Galazov | Director |
| Production | Aslan Galazov | Producer |
| Writing | Aslan Galazov | Writer |
| Writing | Irlan Khugaev | Writer |
| Sound | Shirvani Chalaev | Music |
| Camera | Leonid Deryagin | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Anna Zabludovskaya | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Olga Shevchenko | Editor |
| Production | Olga Kochetkova | Producer |