Goodbye Soviet Union

Directed by: Lauri Randla

Length: 86min

Genre: Comedy, drama

Production countries: Estonia, Finland

Starring: Niklas Kouzmitchev, Nika Savolainen, Ülle Kaljuste, Tõnu Oja, Pääru Oja, Elene Baratashvili, Jekaterina Novosjolova

Written by: Lauri Randla

Director of Photography: Elen Lotman ESC

Production Design: Jaana Jüris

Costume Design: Mare Raidma

Make-up Design: Gristina Pahmann

Editing: Leo Liesvirta, Andres Hallik

Sound Design: Karri Niinivaara

Music: Lauri Randla

Producer: Peeter Urbla / Exitfilm

Co-Producers: Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff / Bufo

Goodbye Soviet Union is a humoristic coming-of-age story about Johannes, who is born prematurely to a young single mother, and about his destiny to be always separated from his loved ones. It’s a story about yearning for a mother and searching for friendship and acceptance in a society that is collapsing under Perestroika.

In cinemas in Finland on March 27th 2020.