Promised Heaven
1991, Russian. Directed by Eldar Ryazanov.
In the new Russia, former middle class citizens find themselves out in the dumps. Literally. They build homes, elect their own government, work, beg, scavenge, date and fight all while living in a huge city dump. Some try to beat the odds and return to society, but it seems that there is only one place left for them to go...
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Eldar RyazanovDirector
- Liya AkhedzhakovaFima
- Olga VolkovaKatya Ivanova
- Valentin GaftPresident
- Leonid Bronevoy'Banzai', the Colonel
- Oleg BasilashviliPresident's friend
- Svetlana NemolyaevaAglaya – President's ex-wife
- Natalya GundarevaLuska
- Mikhail FilippovVasya
- Sergei ArtsybashevKirill
- Vyacheslav NevinnyyStyopa
- Roman KartsevSolomon
- Aleksandr PashutinTrain Driver
Details
- Released
- 28 January 1991
- Original title
- Небеса обетованные
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Eldar Ryazanov, Henrietta Altman
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Promised Heaven runs 125 minutes (2h 5m).
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Promised Heaven isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 January 1991. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Promised Heaven?
Promised Heaven (1991) was directed by Eldar Ryazanov and stars Liya Akhedzhakova, Olga Volkova, Valentin Gaft.