Bikechess

Name: Bikechess
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2024-06-09

ComedyDrama1h 40m

Storyline

Dina works as a journalist for the national television station. The stories she is asked to report on are becoming increasingly absurd and full of praise for the government. Her love life is limited to a few secret meetings with her married cameraman. Dina looks after her young sister, a lesbian activist, who regularly finds herself in trouble with the authorities.

Trailers

3 videos

Bikechess (Trailer)

Saltanat Nauruz Auditioning. Tribeca 2024 Bikechess 🏆 winner

Details

DirectorAssel Aushakimova

ReleasedJun 9, 2024

StatusReleased

Original languageRussian

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studios

Les Films d'Antoine

Maipo FilmAlma Pictures

Reviews

4 reviews · 3 critics

2 fresh · 1 rotten

Siddhant Adlakha

RTVarietyJul 7, 2024

its laid-back approach mirrors the frustrating ennui its story seeks to capture, for better and for worse.

Joshua Polanski

RTIn Review OnlineJul 14, 2024

The world [Assel] Aushakimova builds is so strange that if it weren’t for her employment of a social naturalism style, Bikechess almost wouldn’t make any sense.

Nora Lee Mandel

RTMaven's NestJul 2, 2024

Takes us behind the scenes of making propaganda in an authoritarian state. An ambitious female TV reporter shows how much easier it is for all to just keep going along. Until her sister punctures the banality, with consequences.

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