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Contemporary Russia. After he flubs a penalty kick, a humiliated national soccer player quits the game. He flees to a small town, where he decides to coach their local team.

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.

Evgeniy Pronin
Andrei

Danila Kozlovsky
Nikolai

Chulpan Khamatova
Anitsa

Gosha Kutsenko
Alexandr Blok

Ruslan Ibragimov
seller

Fyodor Lavrov
soldier

Leonid Mozgovoy
Karl Frantsevich

Pavel Romanov
uncle
Iamze Sukhitashvili
Vita

Mikhail Karpenko
Chyura
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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