
Overview
A graduate of the village school Pyotr Gorokhov from the village of Dyadkovo comes to Moscow to enter a prestigious economic university; he succeeds, albeit literally by a miracle. However, Petya was always helped out by chance and mysticism. Compared to other students (mostly Muscovites and residents of other big cities), this guy from the province stands out sharply — both in manners, in reprimand, and in behavior. Accustomed to defend their principles to the end of Gorokhov was called Balamut (Troublemaker). Nevertheless, in the student community, he quickly mastered and became a leader. Everything would be fine, but he has two problems — unrequited love for the dark-skinned beauty from Cuba and English...
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Moscow
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Music
Music by David Ashkenazi
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Vyacheslav Yegorov
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Sergei BodrovWriter
- Original title
- Баламут
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 17, 1979
- Original language
- Russian
- Countries
- Soviet Union








































