Angel on the Curb

Angel on the Curb (2003) (Shantytown Blues, Russian: Ангел на обочине) is an avantguard musical drama, close in style to Sergey Solovyov's Assa. "He wanted to become a thief, but became a rock star", reads the tagline. The film was presented at XXVI Moscow International Film Festival, 2004. In 2004 15-year-old Vasya Lykshin was awarded "Children's Oscar" for the leading part in this film. A young boy Misha lives in a small town: sleeps in a shack, listens to The Beatles, hi-jacks a motorcycle. Nobody knows that melodies dwell in his head. Only a local criminal boss nicknamed John understands that Misha is born for music. However, soon John gets killed. Then a political turmoil happens in the country. Misha with his music finds himself...