Peculiarities of the National Fishing
A Russian fishing trip becomes a boozy, absurdist celebration of male friendship and national eccentricity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- warm
- lazy weekend
- group movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The fishing trip is shaped by the men's shared drinking, banter, and increasingly chaotic companionship.
The premise turns Russian masculine rituals and social behavior into broad but warmly comic observation.
The men's fishing excursion provides a simple framework for increasingly absurd episodes and reversals.
General Ivolgin, Kuzmich, Lyova, Raivo, and the other fishermen form the film's central comic engine.
Films like Peculiarities of the National Fishing, and why
Peculiarities of the National Hunt
ensemble male camaraderie, escalating drinking humor, and affectionate national satire
The Twelve Chairs
broad comic episodes, rural outdoor setting, and alcohol-fueled male companionship
Kin-dza-dza!
absurdist Russian comedy, eccentric ensemble characters, and comic social observation
Movie Details
- Director
- Aleksandr Rogozhkin
- Release Date
- 1998-11-01
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (102)
Cast
- Aleksei Buldakov
- Viktor Bychkov
- Semyon Strugachyov
- Ville Haapasalo
- Sergey Russkin
- Andrey Krasko
- Olga Samoshina
- Aleksandr Zavyalov
- Denis Kirillov
- Aleksandr Borisov
Common questions
- What is Peculiarities of the National Fishing about?
- A Russian fishing trip becomes a boozy, absurdist celebration of male friendship and national eccentricity.
- What is Peculiarities of the National Fishing like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Peculiarities of the National Fishing as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Peculiarities of the National Fishing violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Peculiarities of the National Fishing.
- Which films are like Peculiarities of the National Fishing?
- Films with a similar feel include Peculiarities of the National Hunt, The Twelve Chairs, and Kin-dza-dza!.
- How long is Peculiarities of the National Fishing?
- Peculiarities of the National Fishing runs 95 minutes.
