In the midst of the most horrid stagnation era in the Soviet Union – at the end of October 1982 – the Monk (Ivo Uukkivi), Allan Vainola, Peep Männil, and Villu Tamme gather for band practice in a room above the garage of a private house in Pääsküla and form one of the most (politically) heavyweight punk bands in history – Velikiye Luki. For the 60th jubilee of the Soviet Union, Ivo and Villu bake a voodoo ginger cookie and while they gobble it down, they demonstratively establish their programme of action: to destroy the Soviet Union.
Director Indrek Spungin’s wild documentary presents to the audience the entire story of the legendary Velikiye Luki in its full beauty and madness – and of how Estonia tore free from the grips of the Soviets.
Mikk Granström
In the midst of the most horrid stagnation era in the Soviet Union – at the end of October 1982 – the Monk (Ivo Uukkivi), Allan Vainola, Peep Männil, and Villu Tamme gather for band practice in a room above the garage of a private house in Pääsküla and form one of the most (politically) heavyweight punk bands in history – Velikiye Luki. For the 60th jubilee of the Soviet Union, Ivo and Villu bake a voodoo ginger cookie and while they gobble it down, they demonstratively establish their programme of action: to destroy the Soviet Union.
Director Indrek Spungin’s wild documentary presents to the audience the entire story of the legendary Velikiye Luki in its full beauty and madness – and of how Estonia tore free from the grips of the Soviets.
Mikk Granström
Director Indrek Spungin’s wild documentary presents to the audience the entire story of the legendary Velikiye Luki in its full beauty and madness – and of how Estonia tore free from the grips of the Soviets.
Mikk Granström
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Production year
2025
Global distributor
PÖFF
Local distributor
PÖFF
In Cinemas
11/10/2025