Is the movie The Geographer Drank His Globe Away available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

At Stream Tracker, we take a look at Alexander Veledinsky’s 2013 drama The Geographer Drank His Globe Away — a grimly funny, often tender portrait of Victor Sluzhkin, a disillusioned geography teacher in Perm who numbs himself with vodka while trying to steer a classroom of unruly teenagers. Pulled between the claustrophobic routine of provincial life and a risky, rafting trip into the Urals with his pupils, Sluzhkin’s voyage down the river becomes both a literal and spiritual attempt to find his own truth — and to salvage whatever’s left of his battered globe. The film was widely praised in Russia and picked up several national awards, notably recognition for Konstantin Khabensky’s searing lead performance. In the article that follows, the Stream Tracker team checks where you can stream this journey — is The Geographer on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or AppleTV+ right now, and how to watch it if it’s available.

Synopsis

Victor Sluzhkin takes a job teaching geography at a secondary school in his native Perm and soon drifts into heavy drinking, emotional turmoil linked to a troubled pupil, and the relentless strain of working with restless teenagers. Dubbed "the Geographer" by his class, he looks for a way out of the numbing monotony of provincial life by joining a white‑water rafting trip through the Urals. Thrown together with daring, unruly adolescents and confronted by the harsh, unpredictable forces of the natural world, he embarks on a journey that forces him to face his failings and search for his own truth.

Release date

2013

Duration

2h 0min

Rating

Director

Alexandr Veledinsky

Country

Fédération de Russie

Genre(s)

Aventure, Drame

Cast

Konstantin Khabenskiy Elena Lyadova Aleksandr Robak Agrippina Steklova Andrey Prytkov Anfisa Chernykh Evgeniya Kregzhde