Russia / Jun 15, 2012 / NR / MAMM
The film is a study of the mimetic practices in a fictitious self-marginalized commune located next to the Moscow Ring Road, a highway that marks the boundaries of the Russian capital.
30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
An anthropological study of a cargo cult in a fictitious self-marginalized commune, which existed next to the Moscow Ring Road - a highway that marks the boundaries of the Russian capital - and survived mainly on roadside trash. Although the road provided for their basic needs, the existence of the commune was extremely precarious and highly dependent on the roadway's fluctuations. This dependency led them to develop a cargo cult of the road.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Varvara Gevorgizova | Tribeswoman |
| Tanya Lazareva | Tribeswoman, mother of two |
| Anton Nikolaev | Pizdariki (Voice) |
| Andrey Golovin | Policeman |
| Maximillian Roganov | Road engineer |
| Sergey Pakhomov | Shaman |
| Valentin Fetisov | Ritual assistant |
| Semen Levinson | Child |
| Boris Kashapov | Tribesman (voice) |
| Danila Savelianov | Road worker |
| Anna Kharatian | Tribeswoman |
| Vasilisa Nabatova | Tribeswoman |
| Alexei Abramov | Tribesman |
| Nina Davydova | Tribeswoman |
Genres
DocumentaryScience FictionFantasyMysteryComedyHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Безумные подражатели |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Russia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | VVERKH! |
| Official site | dimitrivenkov.com |
| Release date | 15 giugno 2012 |
| Writer | Dimitri Venkov, Leonid Studenikin, Evgenia Demina, Oleg Aronson, Andrei Tutorsky, Valeri Podoroga, Kirill Preobrazhensky, David Riff |
| Editing | Dimitri Venkov |
| Cinematography | Margarita Kariuk, Timur Belousov-Rogovskiy, Daniil Zinchenko, Dimitri Venkov |
| Assistant directors | Dimitri Venkov, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Mircea Eliade |
| Camera operators | Timur Belousov-Rogovskiy, Daniil Zinchenko, Dimitri Venkov, Margarita Kariuk |
| Additional photography | Margarita Kariuk, Timur Belousov-Rogovskiy, Daniil Zinchenko, Dimitri Venkov |
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| Production design | Varvara Gevorgizova, Jean Rouch, Vladimir Arkhipov, Margarita Kariuk |
| Art direction | Varvara Gevorgizova, Jean Rouch, Vladimir Arkhipov, Margarita Kariuk |
| Set decoration | Varvara Gevorgizova, Jean Rouch, Vladimir Arkhipov, Margarita Kariuk |
| Music | Petr Laden, Antonina Baever, Andrei Zvetkov, Anton Kuryshev, Victoria Chupahina |
| Sound | Petr Laden, Antonina Baever, Andrei Zvetkov, Anton Kuryshev, Victoria Chupahina |
| Budget | 2000 € |
| Revenue | 10.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
France / Nov 15, 2012 / 31st Jean Rouch Film Festival - https://www.comitedufilmethnographique.com/jeudi-15-novembre-2012-thursday-15th-november/#ABEZ
United States / Apr 19, 2013 / Yale School of Art
Germany / Apr 26, 2013 / Kino der Kunst - https://kinoderkunst.de/en/artist/venkov-dimitri/
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Netherlands / Sep 05, 2013 / De Hallen Haarlem - https://www.franshalsmuseum.nl/en/event/the-voice-and-the-chorus/
United Kingdom / Sep 14, 2014 / Hayward Gallery - Burning News: Recent Art from Russia
Iran / Nov 09, 2018 / Pejman Foundation
Physical media
Germany / Apr 11, 2014 / Go East Film Festival - https://www.filmfestival-goeast.de/en/filme/mad-mimes/
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