

One Step Beyond
1988, Russian. Directed by Aleksei Balabanov.
Short feature film, filmed in 1988. One of the first works of the film director Alexei Balabanov, at that time an assistant at the Sverdlovsk Film Studio. The film is a course work, filmed while studying at the Higher Courses of Scriptwriters and Directors; the materials of the film became the basis for the thesis work of the director, the film "Nastya and Egor" (1989).
- Runtime
- 0h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 10 June 1988
- Original title
- У меня нет друга
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Aleksei Balabanov
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One Step Beyond runs 23 minutes (0h 23m).
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One Step Beyond isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 June 1988. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like One Step Beyond?
If you liked One Step Beyond, try Hounddog, The River, Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius.
Who directed One Step Beyond?
One Step Beyond (1988) was directed by Aleksei Balabanov and stars Egor Belkin, Nastya Poleva, Olga Belyayeva.