| Peculiarities of the National Hunt | |
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| Directed by | Aleksandr Rogozhkin |
| Produced by | Aleksandr Golutva |
| Written by | Aleksandr Rogozhkin |
| Starring | Aleksei Buldakov Viktor Bychkov Sergey Gusinsky Semen Strugachev Sergey Russkin Sergey Kupryanov Ville Haapasalo |
| Music by | Vladimir Panchenko |
| Cinematography | Andrei Zhegalov |
| Editing by | Tamara Denisova |
| Distributed by | Lenfilm |
| Release date(s) | 1995 |
| Running time | 94 min. |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Peculiarities of the National Hunt (Russian: Особенности национальной охоты) is the first and most notable "Russian national comedy". As soon as it was released in 1995 it became a nationwide success in Russia, the leader at the Russian box office. It won the Nika Award and Kinotavr awards. It was followed by several other "Peculiarities..." films.
A young Finn who does research in hunting, “Finik”, talks his Russian friend into helping him participate in a real Russian hunt in order to get to know the habits of real Russian hunters. His flamboyant companions include an Army general, a police detective, a local forest ranger (a devotee of Zen Buddhism) and some big-city types from St. Petersburg. The parties where they drink vodka and then have amazing adventures, all this is shocking to “Finik". But he has no regrets about wasted time...