Angel on the Curb

Angel on the Curb 2003 Shantytown Blues, Russian is an avantguard musical drama, close in style to Sergey Solovyovs Assa. He wanted to become a thief, but became a rock star, reads the tagline.

The actor who played the young hero was found in juvenile prison. He agreed to participate on the condition that filming time counts towards his term. His story is pretty close to the one of the hero.

Source: Wikipedia