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Happiness Is Living in Our Land

2026 · 90 min

Documentary · Music

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In the midst of the most horrid stagnation era in the Soviet Union – at the end of October 1982 – the Monk (Ivo Uukkivi), Allan Vainola, Peep Männil, and Villu Tamme gather for band practice in a room above the garage of a private house in Pääsküla and form one of the most (politically) heavyweight punk bands in history – Velikiye Luki. For the 60th jubilee of the Soviet Union, Ivo and Villu bake a voodoo ginger cookie and while they gobble it down, they demonstratively establish their programme of action: to destroy the Soviet Union.

Crew

  • Director Indrek Spungin
  • Writer Indrek Spungin
  • Director of Photography Emilia Lloret
  • Director of Photography Sten-Johan Lill
  • Director of Photography Taavi Aavik
  • Director of Photography Indrek Spungin
  • Director of Photography Piret Neihaus-Spungin
  • Director of Photography Ivo Uukkivi

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Crew

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🔥 Hot takes

warming up the wall…

Intermission

GO DEEPER

Turn the obscurity dial up. There's a lot further down to go.

Deal me more

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