"The Burglar"
1988
Directed by Valeri Ogorodnikov

Music and the problems of the young share center stage in this "punk" Soviet film. Russian rock star Konstantin Kinchev plays the older of two brothers who defiantly use Leningrad's budding punk culture as a haven for their drunken dad and oppressive society. While much of the narrative rests on the slender shoulders of the younger brother, Kinchev's charismatic musical performance carry the picture's rebel yell against totalitarian tedium. Russian with English subtitles.  101 minutes.