Leto (film)

Leto
Film poster
Directed byKirill Serebrennikov
Written byMikhail Idov
Lily Idova
Kirill Serebrennikov
Produced byIlya Stewart
Mikhail Finogenov
Murad Osmann
Charles-Evrard Tchekhoff
Ilya Dzhincharadze
Elizaveta Chalenko
StarringTeo Yoo
Roma Zver
Irina Starshenbaum
CinematographyVladislav Opelyants
Music byIlya Demutsky
Roma Zver
Production
companies
Hype Film
Kinovista
Release dates
  • 9 May 2018 (2018-05-09) (Cannes)
  • 7 June 2018 (2018-06-07) (Russia)
Running time
126 minutes
CountriesRussia
France
LanguageRussian

Leto (Russian: Лето, romanized: Leto, lit. ''Summer'') is a 2018 Russian musical film directed by Kirill Serebrennikov that depicts the Leningrad underground rock scene of the early 1980s. The film draws loosely from the lives of the Soviet rock musicians Viktor Tsoi and Mike Naumenko.[1] It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Cannes Soundtrack Award.[2][3][4] Leto also won the Best Production Designer at the 2018 European Film Awards.[5]

  1. ^ "Leto by Kirill Serebrennikov | Metal Magazine". metalmagazine.eu. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ "The 2018 Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ^ Debruge, Peter; Keslassy, Elsa (12 April 2018). "Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. ^ Romney, Jonathan (10 May 2018). "'Leto': Cannes Review". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Excellence Awards 2018".