The Geographer Drank His Globe Away
A sardonic geography teacher seeks temporary escape from alcoholic self-destruction and provincial stagnation by taking his students into the perilous Ural wilderness.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- sardonic
- melancholic
- grounded
- quiet evening
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an acclaimed, consistently entertaining drama, especially because Konstantin Khabenskiy's charismatic sardonic performance makes Victor's deterioration compelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Victor Sluzhkin drinks heavily while navigating teaching, marriage, adultery, and provincial frustration.
Victor's work and relationships unfold amid the dull, stultifying reality of contemporary Perm.
Victor leads adventurous teenagers on a rafting trip through the Urals, where hardship prompts self-confrontation.
Konstantin Khabenskiy's Victor combines wit and magnetism with drinking, infidelity, and emotional deterioration.
Films like The Geographer Drank His Globe Away, and why
The Fool
provincial social realism, sardonic male protagonist, alcoholism, and emotionally bruised drama
The Return
wry tragicomedy, troubled masculinity, regional isolation, and a charismatic self-destructive lead
Leviathan
russian provincial melancholy, flawed family relationships, and humane dark humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Alexandr Veledinsky
- Release Date
- 2013-07-26
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (131)
Cast
- Konstantin Khabenskiy
- Elena Lyadova
- Aleksandr Robak
- Agrippina Steklova
- Andrey Prytkov
- Anfisa Chernykh
- Evgeniya Kregzhde
- Alla Mezentseva
- Evgenia Brik
- Anna Ukolova
Common questions
- What is The Geographer Drank His Globe Away about?
- A sardonic geography teacher seeks temporary escape from alcoholic self-destruction and provincial stagnation by taking his students into the perilous Ural wilderness.
- What is The Geographer Drank His Globe Away like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Geographer Drank His Globe Away as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Geographer Drank His Globe Away violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Geographer Drank His Globe Away as mild.
- What did critics think of The Geographer Drank His Globe Away?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an acclaimed, consistently entertaining drama, especially because Konstantin Khabenskiy's charismatic sardonic performance makes Victor's deterioration compelling.
- Which films are like The Geographer Drank His Globe Away?
- Films with a similar feel include The Fool, The Return, and Leviathan.
- How long is The Geographer Drank His Globe Away?
- The Geographer Drank His Globe Away runs 120 minutes.
