Swallows Have Arrived (Ласточки прилетели) 17 years old

Pale, thin, cold-sweating Pik (Khugaev) teaches literature at the local university to students so indifferent they play cards and take phone calls while he lectures. "The hell with you,” he says, walking out mid-class. It’s unclear just why Pik seems so sickly, though by midpoint we realize he’s a heroin addict in withdrawal. Broke, alienated, shunned by his dealer, he searches for a fix or any other salvation, sharing his bleak thoughts in voiceover. Attractive lensing and spare piano/ambient sound score abet the feature’s melancholy, meditative aura.

Credits

Swallows Have Arrived Cast

Name Character
Yelena Zakharova She was 31, now 49 years old

Swallows Have Arrived Crew

Name Department
Swallows Have Arrived poster
Swallows Have Arrived (17 years)

  • Release day: Friday, August 31, 2007
  • Runtime: 89 minutes
  • Revenue: 8500.00