Recently a new, typically Russian genre has appeared know as the 'beer comedy'. The main films that started this genre include: Osobenosti natsionalnoi oxoti, DMB, Mama ne goryui - the new masterpieces of Russian cinema. Den Khomyaka (day of the hamster) is a new step forward in the genre which twits and puts a hamster face on our home-grown capitalism. Den khomyaka is packed with wild scenes, youthful feel, KVN style comedy, film parodies and common cynicism.