Swallows Have Arrived
2007 · 89 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 166 VOTES · DIR. Aslan Galazov
Overview
Pale, thin, cold-sweating Pik (Khugaev) teaches literature at the local university to students so indifferent they play cards and take phone calls while he lectures. "The hell with you,” he says, walking out mid-class. It’s unclear just why Pik seems so sickly, though by midpoint we realize he’s a heroin addict in withdrawal. Broke, alienated, shunned by his dealer, he searches for a fix or any other salvation, sharing his bleak thoughts in voiceover. Attractive lensing and spare piano/ambient sound score abet the feature’s melancholy, meditative aura.
Dialogue Timeline — 653 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:30 Film company Narti Movies
00:05:15 Stop what?
00:08:27 severed in two by the experience of the disharmony of the world.
00:10:20 that's how Beaudelaire called his poetry book.
00:16:06 Well, I want to live in harmony with time. You see?
00:17:49 There were lots of you weren't there?
00:20:03 It's alright!
00:27:41 that they're pointing at you
00:30:51 Voven's ma said you're a bastard.
00:35:43 Alright. We let you go! It's Sunday, the holy day.
00:38:49 Either buy a ticket, or show me your pass.
00:43:15 Even though I was having really violent withdrawal symptoms
00:45:17 Then it would be easy to shoot up on the sly.
00:49:11 You'll be offering me a biscuit next...
00:52:01 Have pity on me. I'm dying.
00:54:11 It wouldn't be the first time, would it?
00:56:32 Don't forget the beer.
00:59:20 The sharp pain below my stomach
01:01:48 I don't know how
01:05:44 Fuck...
01:08:05 Forgive us.
01:10:07 because they don't know what a high is.
01:11:52 and flown away to warmer climes which know no winter.
01:20:18 where Valka and Gerasim's bodies were already lying.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed653
Dialogue density7.3 lines / min
First line00:00:30
Final line01:20:18
Production Record
DirectorAslan Galazov
LanguageRussian
Revenue$8,500
IMDb votes166