Swallows Have Arrived

Swallows Have Arrived (2007)

DramaThriller

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

Casts

	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

Crew