Leto is a rockin' fictionalized tale of the real life friendship and collaboration of legendary Soviet punk rockers Viktor Tsoi (played by Teo Yoo) and his idol Mike Naemenko (Roman Bilyk). Filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov, who finished the film under house arrest in Russia and remains under home confinement, presents a love letter to early 80s Leningrad and the youth counterculture that smuggled in LPs of Bowie, Dylan, and Velvet Underground from the West. The film charts Viktor and Mike's rise in the Leningrad underground music scene, from rowdy backstage antics to wild beach parties and jam sessions. Infused with influential music of the era and dreamlike rock sequences including an unforgettable rendition of Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer" aboard a train, Leto is a film for music lovers and general audiences alike. Leto premiered in competition at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
Director Biography
Kirill Serebrennikov is a Russian filmmaker widely known and praised for his work in cinema, television and live theater. He is a graduate of Rostov State University and has been making film since 1994.
Press
"For all of its candied sketchiness, Leto nails the feeling -- or the memory -- of finding yourself in a world that isn't afraid of who you might become." - IndieWire
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