"Leningrad, one summer in the early eighties. Smuggling LP's by Lou Reed and David Bowie, the underground rock scene is boiling ahead of the Perestroika. Mike and his beautiful wife Natasha meet with young Viktor Tsoï. Together with friends, they will change the destiny of rock'n'roll in the Soviet Union." (Charades)

"Shot in dreamy black-and-white, but punctuated by an occasional hot burst of color, 'Leto' unfolds to the rhythms of its chosen scene, broken by occasional fourth-wall ruptures and archly stylized musical performances." (Los Angeles Times)

"Putin's least favorite filmmaker delivers a spirited requiem for the Leningrad rock scene. It's a transportive, and semi-tragic story about a fleeting past where anything seemed possible." (Indiewire)