Goodbye, Medeo

Goodbye, Medeo (1982) — watch online on iFILM — is a Soviet-Czechoslovak musical comedy directed by Zdeněk Podskalský, released under the Czech title Revue na zakázku.

A director and choreographer from Prague travel to Kazakhstan to film an ice revue called "Eastern Fairy Tale" at the high-altitude Medeo rink outside Alma-Ata. Things go sideways almost immediately. Czech actors Oldřich Kaiser and Jiří Lábus play the increasingly harried filmmakers, while the real entertainment comes from Kazakh pop star Rosa Rymbaeva and Czech singer Helena Vondráčková performing live.

Part comedy, part concert film — a rare cross-border production that captures Medeo in its prime and the easy cultural exchange of early-1980s socialist co-productions. Stream Goodbye, Medeo online on iFILM.