LETO
Leningrad, summer in the early 80s. Trafficking Lou Reed and David Bowie LPs, the underground rock scene sprouts in the anteroom of Perestroika. One day, Mike, a musician with a certain reputation, and his beautiful wife Natasha meet the young and enigmatic Viktor Tsoï. Together, they will change the fate of rock and roll in the Soviet Union.
Director: Kirill Serebrennikov
Year: 2018
Length: 126 min
Genre: Drama / Biopic
Language: Russian
Cast: Roma Zver, Irina Starshenbaum, Teo Yoo
"Leto proposes immersion in lives where not only the light of utopia lives, but also the ability to imagine other realities, embodied in musical numbers."
- El País
"Leto is a musical attraction of playful anarchy, very welcome in these dark times of fundamentalist revival."
-La Jornada
"With an exquisite black-and-white photograph, Leto wields another edge in the
repressive repertoire of the Cold War."
-Cine Premiere
- El País
"Leto is a musical attraction of playful anarchy, very welcome in these dark times of fundamentalist revival."
-La Jornada
"With an exquisite black-and-white photograph, Leto wields another edge in the
repressive repertoire of the Cold War."
-Cine Premiere
