
Mad Mimes
The film is a study of the mimetic practices in a fictitious self-marginalized commune located next to the Moscow Ring Road, a highway that marks the boundaries of the Russian capital.
2012 ru 30 minutes
Rating: 10
Plot
An anthropological study of a cargo cult in a fictitious self-marginalized commune, which existed next to the Moscow Ring Road - a highway that marks the boundaries of the Russian capital - and survived mainly on roadside trash. Although the road provided for their basic needs, the existence of the commune was extremely precarious and highly dependent on the roadway's fluctuations. This dependency led them to develop a cargo cult of the road.
Trailer
Cast

Daniil Zinchenko
Tribesman

Pavel Grozin
Road worker

Alexander Evangely
Anthropologist

Alexandra Obukhova
Historian of religions

Arseny Zhilyaev
Anthropologist

Oksana Sarkisyan
Sociologist

Mikhail Maximov
Tribesman

Varvara Gevorgizova
Tribeswoman

Tanya Lazareva
Tribeswoman, mother of two

Anton Nikolaev
Pizdariki (Voice)

Andrey Golovin
Policeman

Maximillian Roganov
Road engineer

Sergey Pakhomov
Shaman

Valentin Fetisov
Ritual assistant

Semen Levinson
Child

Boris Kashapov
Tribesman (voice)

Danila Savelianov
Road worker

Anna Kharatian
Tribeswoman

Vasilisa Nabatova
Tribeswoman

Alexei Abramov
Tribesman

Nina Davydova
Tribeswoman