Rag Union

Rag Union
Directed by	Mikhail Mestetsky
Written by	Mikhail Mestetsky
Starring	Vasiliy Butkevich Pavel Chinaryov
Release date	10 June 2015 (2015-06-10) (Kinotavr)
Running time	97 min
Country	Russia
Language	Russian

Rag Union (Russian: Тряпичный союз, romanized: Tryapichnyy soyuz) is a 2015 Russian teen comedy film directed by Mikhail Mestetsky.[1]

The film was screened at the Berlinale in the Generation 14plus section.[2][3]

In 2017, HBO purchased the rights to show the film on the HBO Central Europe channel.[4][5]

Plot

An ordinary Moscow guy, Vanya, after finishing school, goes to work as a "living advertisement" of monument-tombstones. At the cemetery, he meets three energetic guys - either a section, or a sect that calls itself the "Rag Union". Vanya asks to take him to their training sessions, and they settle for a month at Vanya's dacha.

Cast

• Vasily Butkevich as Vanya
• Aleksandr Pal as Popov
• Ivan Yankovsky as Andrey
• Pavel Chinaryov as Pyotr
• Andrey Kryzhniy as Leader
• Anastasia Pronina as Sasha

Awards

The film's acting ensemble received the award for Best Actor at the Kinotavr, which occurred for the first time in the festival's history.[6]

References

1. "Режиссер фильма: "Тряпичный союз" - это драма идей". TASS.
2. "Film Review: 'Rag Union'". Variety. March 2016.
3. "Михаил Местецкий: надеюсь, что зрители оценят веселый дух "Тряпичного союза"". TASS.
4. "Американский канал НВО купил фильм "Тряпичный союз"". RIA Novosti. 4 August 2017.
5. "Телесеть HBO приобрела российские фильмы "Тряпичный союз" и "Холодный фронт"". Kommersant. 4 August 2017.
6. "В Сочи завершился фестиваль "Кинотавр"". TASS.

External links

• Rag Union at IMDb