Happy Days
1991, Russian. Directed by Aleksei Balabanov.
After being released from a St. Petersburg hospital with a head injury, a nameless protagonist wanders through a desolate, crumbling city in search of a place to stay. As he struggles to reconstruct his identity and find a sense of belonging, he roams the bleak streets and is befriended by an eccentric beggar with a donkey and a slightly deranged prostitute.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Aleksei BalabanovDirector
- Viktor SukhorukovHim
- Anzhelika Nevolinagirl
- Evgeniy Merkurevman with donkey
- Georgiy Teykhfather of blind man
- Nikolay LavrovSergei Sergeevich Sysoyev
- Arkady Sharogradskyhead of the laundry
- Alexey OlennikovCast
- Milena TontegodeSergey Sergeevich's wife
- Tatyana Stepanovanurse
- Lyubov Tishchenkoapartment owner
- Marina Yurasovaapartment owner
Details
- Released
- 22 June 1991
- Original title
- Счастливые дни
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Aleksei Balabanov
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Happy Days runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Happy Days isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 June 1991. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Happy Days?
If you liked Happy Days, try Cardboard Boxer, The Kindness of Strangers, Hardball.
Who directed Happy Days?
Happy Days (1991) was directed by Aleksei Balabanov and stars Viktor Sukhorukov, Anzhelika Nevolina, Evgeniy Merkurev.