Room and a Half

Room and a Half (Russian: Полторы комнаты, или сентиментальное путешествие на родину) is a 2009 Russian biographical film. It won three Nika Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Khrzhanovsky) and Best Screenplay. It also received the Best Film award in the East of the West section at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Plot
The film is a fictionalized account of writer Joseph Brodsky. Much of the action incorporates animation to create an ethereal feeling. Director Khrzhanovsky stated The Nose or the Conspiracy of Mavericks is a sequel to the Room and a Half. A third sequel is planned that will unite all the films into a future trilogy.

Cast

 * Alisa Freindlich as Mother
 * Sergei Yursky as Father
 * Grigoriy Dityatkovsky as Joseph Brodsky

Reception
Room and a Half has an approval rating of 94% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 16 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6/10. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".