# Courier (1986)

> A cheeky Soviet courier turns a fabricated romance into an unexpectedly revealing passage toward adulthood.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/49618

## Facts

- Runtime: 88 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance, Comedy
- Director: Karen Shakhnazarov
- Cast: Fyodor Dunayevsky, Anastasiya Nemolyaeva, Oleg Basilashvili, Inna Churikova, Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy, Vladimir Menshov, Svetlana Kryuchkova, Alika Smekhova
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091364/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, playful, introspective, nostalgic movie night, soviet cinema viewing

## Synopsis

A cheeky young man navigates love and life in a changing Russia, where audacity meets introspection.

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