▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁shown ▁in ▁Russia ▁until ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁film ▁earned ▁special ▁mention ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Loc ar no ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁The ▁film ▁has ▁several ▁run ▁times ▁( 7 2 ▁min ., ▁ 8 4 ▁min ., ▁or ▁ 1 0 2 ▁min . ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁version ), ▁and ▁is ▁shot ▁in ▁ 3 5   mm . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁Pref ab ▁People ▁received ▁generally ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁ranked ▁with ▁T arr ' s ▁best ▁early ▁works . ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁reports ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁appro val ▁rating ▁from ▁critics , ▁based ▁on ▁six ▁reviews , ▁and ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 7 . 5 / 1 0 . ▁Writing ▁for ▁Village ▁Vo ice , ▁Michael ▁At kin son ▁called ▁the ▁film ▁an ▁" un rel ent ing , ▁sm ell - the - s our - bre ath ▁portrait ▁of ▁a ▁blue - col lar ▁marriage ▁dissol ving ▁under ▁pressure ▁from ▁Commun ist - era ▁pover ty , ▁mascul ine ▁in ade qu acy , ▁and ▁rest less ▁de pression ." ▁ ▁Jonathan ▁Rosen baum ▁of ▁Chicago ▁Re ader ▁argued ▁it ▁was ▁" the ▁best ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁for ays ▁into ▁Cass av etes - style ▁social ▁real ism ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁web - based ▁film ▁critic ▁Jer emy ▁Heil man ▁called ▁The ▁Pref