Guard Me, My Talisman

Guard Me, My Talisman
Directed byRoman Balayan
Written byRustam Ibragimbekov
StarringOleg Yankovskiy
Alexander Abdulov
Tatyana Drubich
Aleksandr Zbruyev
Alexander Adabashyan
CinematographyVilen Kalyuta
Music byVadim Khrapachov
Release date
  • 1986 (1986)
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

Guard Me, My Talisman (Russian: Храни меня, мой талисман, "Krani menja, moj talisman", also known as Protect Me, My Talisman) is a 1986 Soviet drama film directed by Roman Balayan.

The film was entered into the main competition at the 43rd edition of the Venice Film Festival. It also won the Golden Tulip at the 1987 International Istanbul Film Festival.

A journalist’s trip to a small town to cover a Pushkin festival spirals into a crisis of identity and jealousy when a provocative stranger pushes him to confront his deepest insecurities, culminating in a tense, psychological showdown.