
Nirvana
Directed by Igor Voloshin
Produced by CTB Film Company
A gritty, melancholic portrait of addiction and unlikely female friendship set against St. Petersburg's criminal underworld, blending neo-noir atmosphere with intimate character study.
Young Alisa is fed up with her life in Moscow, and moves to St. Petersburg. Her roommates in the collective flat are two junkies, Vel and her boyfriend Valera the Dead Man. First they fight, but soon the two women form a friendship. Together they even go after the Petersburg underworld when Dead Man is abducted because he can't pay his debts.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Nirvana sad? Yes, very. More sad than 92% of films.
Is Nirvana scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Does Nirvana end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Nirvana easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Nirvana violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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Like Nirvana
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Nirvana
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Nirvana, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Nirvana, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Nirvana, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































