Guard Me, My Talisman
| Guard Me, My Talisman | |
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| Directed by | Roman Balayan |
| Written by | Rustam Ibragimbekov |
| Starring | Oleg Yankovskiy Alexander Abdulov Tatyana Drubich Aleksandr Zbruyev Alexander Adabashyan |
| Cinematography | Vilen Kalyuta |
| Music by | Vadim Khrapachov |
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| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
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.