Leto

Released Jun 7, 2019

2 hr. 6 min.

Biography

Drama

Music

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60 Reviews

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78%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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A love triangle emerges around a rock 'n' roll musician, his protege, and his wife in 1980s Russia.

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Critics Consensus

A love story set against the backdrop of a pivotal moment in Russian culture, Leto captures people -- and a generation -- in thrilling flux.

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Rilke C

Summer,Viktor Tsoi,The Garin Death Ray,beaches,naked swimming,live concert and after party in apartment, jump through the wall

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/06/23

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dave d

'Leto', or 'Summer' depending on your translation is more like a spring day that gets hit by a thunderstorm. It's fun, at its best, and boisterous, but in the end it just doesn't add up to much. The musical numbers are fine, some are better than others, but why are we supposed to just forget what happened, isn't that essentially what a musical is to begin with. You have to leave reality a little, but to be beaten over the head about it took me out of the film. It's an ambitious project no doubt and one I have great admiration for, it just didn't work for me. Final Score: 5.0/10

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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While not a true biopic, it captures a youthful vibe and innocence of kids trying to create and define music and art in Soviet era Russia.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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max k

Brilliant musical reflecting the general mood of desperation of the 80s' creative youth in the Soviet Union.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Kirill Serebrennikov

Director

Roma Zver

Mike

Irina Starshenbaum

Natalia Vassilievana "Natasha" Naumenko

Yoo Teo

Viktor Tsoy

Filipp Avdeev

Lenya, dit Liocha

Evgeniy Serzin

Oleg

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

If you can disregard the derivativeness, this has some decent music and charismatic performances, and it provides some insights into the Western aspirations of Soviet youth culture.

Mar 25, 2020

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

An incredibly imagined film.

Oct 1, 2019

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

Don't let the premise intimidate you.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 16, 2019

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

This dramatic musical manages to conquer me with the biography of Soviet rock legends Víktor Tsoi and Mike Naumenko. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Jul 26, 2020

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Mina Takla

AwardsWatch

Kirill Serebrennikov's LETO is a tribute to music, dreams of youth and the power - and beauty of ambition.

Jan 19, 2020

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Zhuo-Ning Su

Awards Daily

What it lacks in discipline it makes up for with a whole lot of feelings. Pure, deep, preciously undefined feelings.

Oct 17, 2019

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Synopsis

A love triangle emerges around a rock 'n' roll musician, his protege, and his wife in 1980s Russia.

Director: Kirill Serebrennikov
Screenwriter: Mikhail Idov, Lili Idova, Kirill Serebrennikov, Natalya Naumenko
Distributor: Gunpowder & Sky
Production Co: Hype Film, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), KinoVista
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Original Language: Russian
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 7, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 30, 2019
Sound Mix: Dolby
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)