Operation 'Happy New Year'!

Ember's analysis

Pacing

Brisk

Intensity

Moderate

Complexity

Easy to follow

Violence

Mild

• boisterous
• irreverent
• absurd
• new year's eve
• late night comedy

What sets it apart

May contain story progression spoilers

• The injury ward is the central location and the source of repeated comic encounters among the general, businessman, and other patients.

• The plot foregrounds a businessman’s genital injury and dislocated jaw alongside other patients’ medical predicaments.

• The action unfolds on New Year’s Eve, with drinking, food, and hospital-bound revelers shaping the comic atmosphere.

• The Russian setting, mixed civilian and military characters, and chaotic hospital encounters frame the comedy within post-Soviet everyday life.

Films like Operation 'Happy New Year'!, and why

• Peculiarities of the National Hunt

  shared Russian ensemble comedy, boisterous hospital setting, and farcical holiday atmosphere

• Peculiarities of the National Fishing

  shared irreverent Russian comedy, male ensemble dynamics, and alcohol-fueled absurdity

• The Twelve Chairs

  shared chaotic ensemble farce, heightened physical comedy, and institutional setting

Movie Details

Director

Aleksandr Rogozhkin

Release Date

1996-01-01

Runtime

93 min

Rating

5.4 / 10 (11)

Cast

• Aleksei Buldakov
• Leonid Yarmolnik
• Sergey Makovetskiy
• Semyon Strugachyov
• Aleksandr Lykov
• Andrey Krasko
• Viktor Bychkov
• Sergey Russkin
• Zoya Buryak
• Ekaterina Dronova

Common questions

What is Operation 'Happy New Year'! about?

A rowdy New Year’s Eve hospital ward becomes the unlikely stage for a chain of injuries, drinking, and post-Soviet comic disorder.

What is Operation 'Happy New Year'! like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Operation 'Happy New Year'! as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Operation 'Happy New Year'! violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Operation 'Happy New Year'! as mild.

Which films are like Operation 'Happy New Year'!?

Films with a similar feel include Peculiarities of the National Hunt, Peculiarities of the National Fishing, and The Twelve Chairs.

How long is Operation 'Happy New Year'!?

Operation 'Happy New Year'! runs 93 minutes.

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