Of Freaks and Men

1998 film by Aleksei Balabanov
Movie film Q1969148
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Of Freaks and Men

Summary

Of Freaks and Men is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Of Freaks and Men's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Of Freaks and Men was directed by Aleksei Balabanov[4].
  • Aleksei Balabanov wrote the screenplay for Of Freaks and Men[5].
  • Of Freaks and Men's genre is comedy drama[6].
  • Of Freaks and Men's genre is erotic film[7].
  • A cast member of Of Freaks and Men was Dinara Drukarova[8].
  • A cast member of Of Freaks and Men was Sergey Makovetsky[9].
  • A cast member of Of Freaks and Men was Viktor Sukhorukov[10].
  • A cast member of Of Freaks and Men was Anzhelika Nevolina[11].
  • A cast member of Of Freaks and Men was Vadim Prokhorov[12].
  • A cast member of Of Freaks and Men was Aleksandr Mezentsev[13].
  • A cast member of Of Freaks and Men was Igor Shibanov[14].
  • A cast member of Of Freaks and Men was Darya Yurgens[15].
  • A cast member of Of Freaks and Men was Boris Smolkin[16].
  • A cast member of Of Freaks and Men was Ilya Shakunov[17].
  • A cast member of Of Freaks and Men was Yuri Galtsev[18].
  • Of Freaks and Men was produced by Sergey Selyanov[19].
  • Of Freaks and Men was produced by Oleg Botogov[20].
  • Of Freaks and Men's production company is recorded as STV[21].
  • Of Freaks and Men's director of photography is recorded as Sergey Astakhov[22].
  • The original language of Of Freaks and Men was Russian[23].
  • Of Freaks and Men was distributed by video on demand[24].
  • Of Freaks and Men's color is recorded as black-and-white[25].
  • Of Freaks and Men's country of origin is recorded as Russia[26].
  • Of Freaks and Men was released on January 1, 1998[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Sergey Selyanov[19] and Oleg Botogov[20]. Of Freaks and Men was directed by Aleksei Balabanov[4]. Aleksei Balabanov wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Dinara Drukarova[8], Sergey Makovetsky[9], Viktor Sukhorukov[10], Anzhelika Nevolina[11], Vadim Prokhorov[12], and Aleksandr Mezentsev[13].

Publication

Of Freaks and Men was released on January 1, 1998[27]. The original language of it was Russian[23]. Genres include comedy drama[6] and erotic film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[24].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include sexual fantasy[28] and pornography[29].

Why It Matters

Of Freaks and Men ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (202 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period 1890s, 1900s
    Production designer Vera Zelinskaya
    Publication date +1998-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Aleksei Balabanov
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