Swallows Have Arrived
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.
Cast
Crew
Tigran Kaitmazov
Production Design
Tigran Kaitmazov
Costume Design
Aleksandr Kamaldinov
Sound Director
Soslan Makiev
Assistant Director
Mikhail Blinov
Additional Director of Photography
Anton Isaev
Additional Director of Photography
Yuliya Kostomarova
Makeup Artist
Yulia Shishkina
Makeup Artist
Aslan Galazov
Director
Aslan Galazov
Producer