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Garpastum

Garpastum

20054.51h 56m

Overview

Garpastum is a Latin word meaning ball game. Set in 1914 in St. Petersburg, the brothers Andrey and Nikolai are passionate about the matches they play on the streets. They hatch a scheme to buy a playing field. But World War I has already begun and soon their lives and dreams will be shattered.

Directed by Aleksei German Jr.
Written by Oleg Antonov, Aleksandr Vainshtein, Aleksei German Jr.
Produced by Aleksandr Vainshtein
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Top Cast

Evgeniy Pronin

Evgeniy Pronin

Andrei

Danila Kozlovsky

Danila Kozlovsky

Nikolai

Chulpan Khamatova

Chulpan Khamatova

Anitsa

Gosha Kutsenko

Gosha Kutsenko

Alexandr Blok

Ruslan Ibragimov

Ruslan Ibragimov

seller

Fyodor Lavrov

Fyodor Lavrov

soldier

Leonid Mozgovoy

Leonid Mozgovoy

Karl Frantsevich

Pavel Romanov

Pavel Romanov

uncle

I

Iamze Sukhitashvili

Vita

Mikhail Karpenko

Mikhail Karpenko

Chyura

About Garpastum

Garpastum is a drama film released in 2005. Directed by Aleksei German Jr., it stars Evgeniy Pronin, Danila Kozlovsky, Chulpan Khamatova. Garpastum is a Latin word meaning ball game. Set in 1914 in St. Petersburg, the brothers Andrey and Nikolai are passionate about the matches they play on the streets. They hatch a scheme to buy a playing field. But World War I has already begun and soon their lives and dreams will be shattered.

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