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The Ballad of Bering Strait

The Ballad of Bering Strait

2003Movie⏱️ 1h 38mTV-G
DocumentaryMusic
7.6
IMDB Rating
39 votes

"The Ballad of Bering Strait" is a cinema-verite film following seven Russian teenagers who have come to America to become country music stars. Principle photography began in July 1999 when the band, Bering Strait, entered the Uni...

Director
Nina Gilden Seavey
Writers
N/A
Stars
Alexei Arzamastsev, Natasha Borzilova, Andrei Missikhin
Release Date
February 19, 2003
Language
English
Country
United States, Japan
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Alexei Arzamastsev
as Self - Bering Strait - Drums
👤
Natasha Borzilova
as Self - Bering Strait - Lead Vocals
👤
Andrei Missikhin
as Self - Bering Strait - Bass
👤
Sergei 'Spooky' Olkhovsky
as Self - Bering Strait - Bass
👤
Alexander Ostrovsky
as Self - Bering Strait - Steel Guitar
👤
Sergei Pasov
as Self - Bering Strait - Fiddle
👤
Lidia Salnikova
as Self - Bering Strait - Keyboard
👤
Ilya Toshinsky
as Self - Bering Strait - Banjo
👤
Mike Kinnamon
as Self - Personal Manager
👤
Brent Maher
as Self - Record Producer

💰 Box Office

$1,440
Worldwide Gross
$1,440
Domestic Gross
$1,232
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.78 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Moscow, Russia
Production
NHK, The Documentary Center, George Washington University

🏷️ Keywords

country musicrussianrussiasinginghigh lonesome sound

🎯 Categories

DocumentaryMusic

⭐ Featured Review

Wished for more depth and background
by TallPineTree2007-04-14

"The documentary is not bad, but I wish it had more on the individual band members and their Russian background. What we get are the trials and tribulations of trying to record a country music album during upheavals in the country music industry with companies and recording contracts. For much of what happens this could be almost any band, American or non-American. I had the feeling the documentary was made partly as a promotional device to advertise the band as they were stuck in a kind of limbo during much of the movie. That would explain the lack of film prior to their arrival in the U.S. W..."

📖 Synopsis

"The Ballad of Bering Strait" is a cinema-verite film following seven Russian teenagers who have come to America to become country music stars. Principle photography began in July 1999 when the band, Bering Strait, entered the Uni...