✗ SKIP — Not worth it
Little Vera
1988 · 2h 8m · Drama, Romance
Skip it tonight unless you're specifically hunting for gritty Soviet cinema—this 1988 Perestroika portrait is historically significant and unflinching, but it's a slow, bleak slog through teenage despair that demands patience rather than entertainment. If you want raw drama with a cause, dive in; if you want something actually enjoyable to watch, find something else.
Plot
Vera is a troubled teenager fresh out of school feeling trapped in her provincial port town during the turbulent times of perestroika. Her days and nights are filled with drinking, sex, and family dysfunction.
Director: Vasili Pichul
Cast: Natalya Negoda, Andrey Sokolov, Yuriy Nazarov, Lyudmila Zaytseva, Aleksandr Negreba
