KOKOKO

KOKOKO, 2012
Russia | DCP, Color, 100’ | Russian
Director: Dunya Smirnova
Cast: Anna Mikhalkova, Yana Troyanova, Anna Parmas

Depicting the friendship of two women from different layers of society who meet on a train, Kokoko is a romantic comedy portraying the lack of communication between social classes following the fall of communism. Lisa is a highly intellectual anthropologist, and when she meets and invites Vika, who is much less educated, to her house, a series of endless parties begins. A year after her film Two Days, which illustrated the problems of intellectuals, Smirnova brings forth the class issues of Russia to the movie screens once again. Through the story of these two completely different women who share their happiness as well as sadness, the film portrays the class dynamics in Russia, which have shifted following the fall of communism.