Peculiarities of the National Hunt in the Winter

Peculiarities of the National Hunt in the Winter (2000) is a Russian comedy you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Alexander Rogozhkin. The third instalment of his beloved series brings back General Mikhailich, Kuzmich, and their reliably chaotic companions for a midwinter hunting trip with guns, no plan, and very high expectations.

Cold weather turns out to be no obstacle to poor hunting outcomes. The snow, the frost, and the complete absence of strategy make this outing exactly as productive as the previous ones — which is to say, not at all, and that is entirely the point. Alexei Buldakov, Viktor Bychkov, Semyon Strugachov, Mikhail Porechenkov, Andrei Krasko, and Andrei Fedortsov deliver the same ensemble chemistry that turned the first two films into cult classics. The animals stay elusive. The bathhouse scenes do not.

Stream Peculiarities of the National Hunt in the Winter online on iFILM — 98 minutes of Russian winter and even more Russian absurdity.