The Burglar (Взломщик) 37 years old

With a brother dedicated to punk rock stardom at any cost and a drunken father who chases skirt between robotic dancing lessons from the TV, young Senka stands as much chance of nurture as the hero of Truffaut's 400 Blows. The amazing thing about Ogorodnikov's film is that it was made in Russia. Clearly, plenty of Soviet teenies share the nihilistic feelings of their Western counterparts, and the extensive footage of safety-pin chic at concerts perhaps points to a sound export instinct on the director's part. Senka's brother Kostya is under pressure from Howmuch, a very heavy rocker, to steal a synthesiser from the Community Centre, so to protect him Senka steals it himself. The story occupies little more space than the music, but the performances are splendid enough to lodge Senka's predicament in the heart.

Credits

Yuriy Tsapnik as Yuri Laushkin

Konstantin Kinchev as Kostya Laushkin

Svetlana Gaytan as Sveta Ivanovna

Nikolay Dik as musician

Oleg Garkusha as Oleg

Oleg Yelykomov as Senka Laushkin

The Burglar Cast

Name	Character
Yuriy Tsapnik He was 41, 68 years old when he died	as Yuri Laushkin
Konstantin Kinchev He was 28, now 66 years old	as Kostya Laushkin
Svetlana Gaytan She was 42, now 79 years old	as Sveta Ivanovna
Nikolay Dik He was 28, now 65 years old	as musician
Oleg Garkusha He was 26, now 63 years old	as Oleg
Oleg Yelykomov	as Senka Laushkin
Polina Petrenko He was 25, now 62 years old	as Angelina
Leonid Fedorov He was 24, now 61 years old

The Burglar Crew

Name	Department
Valeriy Priyomykhov as Writer. He was 43 (56) years old when He died	Writing
Valeriy Ogorodnikov as Director. He was 35 (54) years old when He died	Directing

The Burglar (37 years)

Release day: Thursday, August 27, 1987
Runtime: 90 minutes