The house of sun / Дом солнца

RUSSIA
2009, 95 MIN

Director Garik Sukachyov
Script Garik Sukachyov, Natalia Pavlovskaya, Ivan Okhlobystin
Camera Sergey Kozlov
Design Maxim Fesyun, Irina Sokolova
Music Alexei Belov
Cast: Svetlana Ivanova, Stanislav Ryadinsky, Daria Moroz, Ivan Stebunov, Kirill Polikashin, Chulpan Khamatova, Mikhail Efremov, Alexei Gorbunov, Nikita Vysotsky, Nina Ruslanova, Evdokia Germanova, Sergey Batalov, Alexei Guskov, Alexander Mokhov, Tatiana Agafonova, Ivan Makarevich, Mikhail Gorevoy
Producers Andrei Arshinov, Sergey Arshinov, Sergey Gribkov, Stanislav Ershov
Production Archi-Film, Amadeus-Film, Gorky Film Studio, Strana, Top Line Distribution, Yalta Film Studio with participation of the Ministry of Culture of Russia

The action is set in the 70-s. A chance encounter with a hippy leader nicknamed the Solntse (Sun) changed the well-planned comfortable life of the Muscovite Sasha from a high-ranking family. No wonder she fell in love with this enigmatic moral guy and went hitch-hiking with him. Hippy subculture, Andrei Makarevich’s music, love and freedom marked Sasha’s first steps in adult life.

GARIK SUKACHYOV

Born in 1959 in Moscow region. Graduated from directing department at the Lipetsk Theatre College. Musician, composer, founder and leader of the Russian rock bands “Brigada S” and “Nerpikasayemye”, author of music for theatre productions, films, TV series. Debuted as a cinema actor in 1988, appeared in movies by many well-known Russian film directors. His directorial filmography includes “Middle Age Crisis” (1997) and “Holiday” (2001).