Back to the USSR
1992, Finnish. Directed by Jari Halonen.
Reima Elo ends up trying to commit suicide when he is abandoned by his wife Molla. He is also the village's laughing stock due to his communism. At a critical moment, a Lenin lookalike from Russia named Vladimir rescues him.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Finnish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Jari HalonenDirector
- Jorma TommilaReima Elo
- Taisto ReimaluotoVladimir
- Rose-Marie PrechtMatsonska
- Jouko TurkkaTopi Rautavaara
- Ulla KoivurantaMolla Elo
- Tarja-Tuulikki TarsalaLeski
- Kati KöngäsUskovainen tyttö
- Chelaf AbdeslamSoittoniekka "Erkki Eräs" / "Eki Europa"
- Oppen MöllerLeevi
- Petteri PenniläPertti, linja-auton rahastaja / portsari / kylähullu
- Sanna-Maria SalmiLiisa Elo
- Pauliina SykköLiisa Elo Eliot Ness -kotielokuvassa
Details
- Released
- 27 March 1992
- Original title
- Back to the USSR – takaisin Ryssiin
- Country
- Finland
- Written by
- Jorma Tommila, Jari Halonen
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Back to the USSR runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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Back to the USSR isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 March 1992. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Back to the USSR?
Back to the USSR (1992) was directed by Jari Halonen and stars Jorma Tommila, Taisto Reimaluoto, Rose-Marie Precht.