Hairspray is a musical romantic comedy film based on the 2002 Broadway musical of the same name, which, in turn, was based on John Waters's 1988 comedy film of the same name. This film version of Hairspray stars John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Zac Efron, and Nikki Blonsky. Set in 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, the film follows the “pleasantly plump” teenager Tracy Turnblad, as she pursues stardom as a dancer on a local TV show and rallies against racial segregation.
The film won an MTV Movie award for Breakthrough Male Performance (Zac Efron) and three Hollywood Film Festival Awards. It was also nominated for three Golden Glove Awards
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The movie screens in English with Russian subtitles.
The screening is free of charge.