Mama Don't Cry

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Mama Don't Cry/ Мама не горюй, Mama Ne Goryuj
Directed by	Maksim Pezhemsky
Produced by	Sergei Selyanov
Written by	Konstantin Murzenko Maksim Pezhemsky
Starring	Yuri Kutsenko Yevgeni Sidikhin Nikolai Chindyajkin
Cinematography	Andrei Zhegalov
Editing by	Marina Lipartiya
Release date(s)	1998
Running time	83 mins
Country	Russia
Language	Russian
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Mama Don't Cry (1997) (Russian: Мама не горюй, Mama Ne Goryuj) is the most famous of Russian cult gangster comedy-dramas, such as Zhmurki and No Way. It feels like a tasteful cross between Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie. It shows qualities of both with amazingly inspiring Russian twist.

The movie came out in the tumultuous mid-nineties. It features a strong cast and is packed full of truly humorous jokes, which are almost impossible to translate. Even the official literal translation of the movie title, "Mama Don't Cry", is quite misleading: any natural verbal reaction to dropping an iron on your foot would be closer.

The stars of the film include famous Russian actors such as Gosha Kutsenko, Andrey Panin, Evgeny Sidikhin, Nikolay Chindyajkin, Valery Priemykhov, and Ivan Bortnik. Directed by Maksim Pezhemsky.

[edit] Plot summary

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Once upon a time there was a wedding. The Sailor was on the spree. The Tourist has appeared and began to stick to the bride. The Sailor has struck him strongly. Unfortunately, the Tourist turned out to be the Godfather of local Mafia. Now there is a contract on the Sailor, and everyone is looking for him: police, witnesses, and gangsters...