Messenger Boy (1986)
Ivan Miroshnikov, a cheeky young man in the Gorbachev era, is trying to figure out what to do with his life (he's not in college, and the 2-year mandatory military service is looming large ahead of him). Meanwhile, he lives with his divorced mother, and works as a courier at a Russian newspaper. Through his job, he meets patronizing Professor Kuznetzov and his rebellious daughter Katya. To annoy the professor, Ivan claims to have an affair with Katya. To his surprise, Katya backs his story up.
- Released
- 1986-06-06
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Karen Shakhnazarov
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 from 156 votes
Cast
- Fyodor Dunayevsky as Ivan
- Anastasiya Nemolyaeva as Katya
- Oleg Basilashvili as Katya's father
- Inna Churikova as Ivan's mother
- Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy as Ivan's chief
- Vladimir Menshov as Guest on Katya's birthday
- Svetlana Kryuchkova as Zinaida Pavlovna
- Alika Smekhova as Nina
- Sergey Chonishvili as Ilya
- Nikolai Karnaukhov as staff department
- Vladimir Smirnov as Kolya Bazin
- Aleftina Evdokimova as Katya's mother