Leningrad Cowboys Go America

A fictional Russian rock band travels to the US to become famous in this cult classic road movie that brought director Aki Kaurismäki worldwide attention.

"Kaurismäki transformed a Finnish band, Sleepy Sleepers, into the fictitious but wonderfully eccentric Cowboys, who fall foul of Soviet officialdom but head for America where "they’ll take anything." With a title inspired by The Marx Bros Go West, the film is the director’s funniest, thanks largely to Matti Pellonpää’s droll performance as the band’s manager. Jim Jarmusch crops up as a used car salesman." (Sydney Film Festival)

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