Mad Mimes (2012)
Mad Mimes (2012)
The film is a study of the mimetic practices in a fictitious self-marginalized commune located next to the Moscow Ring Road, a highway that marks the boundaries of the Russian capital.
An anthropological study of a cargo cult in a fictitious self-marginalized commune, which existed next to the Moscow Ring Road - a highway that marks the boundaries of the Russian capital - and survived mainly on roadside trash. Although the road provided for their basic needs, the existence of the commune was extremely precarious and highly dependent on the roadway's fluctuations. This dependency led them to develop a cargo cult of the road.

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Cast

Daniil Zinchenko Daniil Zinchenko As: Tribesman
Pavel Grozin Pavel Grozin As: Road worker
Alexander Evangely Alexander Evangely As: Anthropologist
Alexandra Obukhova Alexandra Obukhova As: Historian of religions
Arseny Zhilyaev Arseny Zhilyaev As: Anthropologist
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Storyline

An anthropological study of a cargo cult in a fictitious self-marginalized commune, which existed next to the Moscow Ring Road - a highway that marks the boundaries of the Russian capital - and survived mainly on roadside trash. Although the road provided for their basic needs, the existence of the commune was extremely precarious and highly dependent on the roadway's fluctuations. This dependency led them to develop a cargo cult of the road.


Tagline: The film is a study of the mimetic practices in a fictitious self-marginalized commune located next to the Moscow Ring Road, a highway that marks the boundaries of the Russian capital.
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Documentary, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy, History

Language: Pусский,

Release Date: 15 June 2012

Country: RU

Runtime: 30m

Company Credits

Company: VVERKH!

Budget: $2,000

Revenue: $10,000

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Cast

Daniil Zinchenko

Daniil Zinchenko

Tribesman

Pavel Grozin

Pavel Grozin

Road worker

Alexander Evangely

Alexander Evangely

Anthropologist

Alexandra Obukhova

Alexandra Obukhova

Historian of religions

Arseny Zhilyaev

Arseny Zhilyaev

Anthropologist

Oksana Sarkisyan

Oksana Sarkisyan

Sociologist

Mikhail Maximov

Mikhail Maximov

Tribesman

Varvara Gevorgizova

Varvara Gevorgizova

Tribeswoman

Tanya Lazareva

Tanya Lazareva

Tribeswoman, mother of two

Anton Nikolaev

Anton Nikolaev

Pizdariki (Voice)

Andrey Golovin

Andrey Golovin

Policeman

Maximillian Roganov

Maximillian Roganov

Road engineer

Sergey Pakhomov

Sergey Pakhomov

Shaman

Valentin Fetisov

Valentin Fetisov

Ritual assistant

Semen Levinson

Semen Levinson

Child

Boris Kashapov

Boris Kashapov

Tribesman (voice)

Danila Savelianov

Danila Savelianov

Road worker

Anna Kharatian

Anna Kharatian

Tribeswoman

Vasilisa Nabatova

Vasilisa Nabatova

Tribeswoman

Alexei Abramov

Alexei Abramov

Tribesman

Nina Davydova

Nina Davydova

Tribeswoman

Directed By

Dimitri Venkov

Dimitri Venkov

Director

Claude Lévi-Strauss

Claude Lévi-Strauss

Script Supervisor

Mircea Eliade

Mircea Eliade

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Dimitri Venkov

Dimitri Venkov

Screenplay

Oleg Aronson

Oleg Aronson

Script Consultant

Valeri Podoroga

Valeri Podoroga

Script Consultant

Evgenia Demina

Evgenia Demina

Script Consultant

Leonid Studenikin

Leonid Studenikin

Script Consultant

Andrei Tutorsky

Andrei Tutorsky

Script Consultant

Kirill Preobrazhensky

Kirill Preobrazhensky

Script Consultant

David Riff

David Riff

Staff Writer

Production Crew

Alexander Evangely

Alexander Evangely

Script Researcher

Valeria Oleynik

Valeria Oleynik

Location Assistant

Ivan Semchenkov

Ivan Semchenkov

Location Assistant

Sofya Gavrilova

Sofya Gavrilova

Location Assistant

Petr Laden

Petr Laden

Location Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Petr Laden

Petr Laden

Sound

Antonina Baever

Antonina Baever

Sound Recordist

Andrei Zvetkov

Andrei Zvetkov

Sound Recordist

Anton Kuryshev

Anton Kuryshev

Sound Mixer

Victoria Chupahina

Victoria Chupahina

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Margarita Kariuk

Margarita Kariuk

Director of Photography

Timur Belousov-Rogovskiy

Timur Belousov-Rogovskiy

Camera Operator

Daniil Zinchenko

Daniil Zinchenko

Camera Operator

Dimitri Venkov

Dimitri Venkov

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Varvara Gevorgizova

Varvara Gevorgizova

Art Direction

Jean Rouch

Jean Rouch

Property Builder

Vladimir Arkhipov

Vladimir Arkhipov

Prop Designer

Margarita Kariuk

Margarita Kariuk

Storyboard Artist

Other Crew

Pavel Kostylev

Pavel Kostylev

Scientific Consultant

Alexandrina Vanke

Alexandrina Vanke

Scientific Consultant

Michael Taussig

Michael Taussig

Scientific Consultant

Jean Langford

Jean Langford

Scientific Consultant

Victor Garadja

Victor Garadja

Scientific Consultant

Emile Durkheim

Emile Durkheim

Scientific Consultant

Bronislaw Malinowsi

Bronislaw Malinowsi

Scientific Consultant

Simon Shuster

Simon Shuster

Translator

Evgeny Alexandrov

Evgeny Alexandrov

Scientific Consultant

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