Tolyatti, once the symbol of socialist pride is today the Russian Detroit, a limbo city where there is no future for the youth. In this hopeless environment, Boyevaya Klassika arises, a movement that rescues iconic old Lada cars from the local factory to turn them into a means of rebelliousness and expression, that explores the conflicts and dreams of the youth in one of the poorest cities in Russia. We follow Slava, Misha & Lera in the year that they have to face for the first time, their adulthood in a place where the future seems to be a dystopia.

Dir. Laura Sisteró - 70min - 2022 - Spain, France

"young Lada restorers aim to escape Russia’s post-industrial angst...Laura Sisteró’s dynamic documentary follows Slava, Misha and Lera, three young adults who dare to dream and rebel against all odds." - Guardian

"A cinematic object is propelled by spectacular skids to the rhythm of an electro-rock soundtrack." - Visions du Reel

"offers a vision of the reality of a hopeless and rebellious Russian youth" - Variety

"an impressionistic portrait of three lives amid the landscape of contemporary urban Russia." - 3 Brothers Film

"A fascinating portrait of a city in decline” - Back Seat Mafia