Der Geograf, der den Globus austrank (2013): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2013, Der Geograf, der den Globus austrank is a drama film directed by Alexandr Veledinsky, running about 120 minutes.

What it’s about. Victor Sluzhkin signs on as a teacher of geography in a secondary school in his native Perm (in the Urals) and gets lost in a haze of hard vodka, desperate love for a nymphet-like student and the stress of educating teenagers. Geographer, as the students immediately dub Sluzhkin, attempts to escape from the grueling, dull, stultifying reality of Russia's provincial life in a rafting tour to the Urals. Accompanied by wild, adventure-seeking adolescents, faced with the numerous grim surprises of the nature, Geographer is poised to find himself and his own truth.

Who’s in it. Der Geograf, der den Globus austrank stars Konstantin Khabenskiy as Viktor Sluzhkin, Elena Lyadova as Nadya, Aleksandr Robak as Budkin and Agrippina Steklova as Roza Borisovna, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.8/10, Der Geograf, der den Globus austrank has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $4M at the box office.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Der Geograf, der den Globus austrank page.

If you liked it. Fans of Der Geograf, der den Globus austrank tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.