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Playing the Victim

A young man drops out of university and goes to the police. He's done nothing wrong he just wants a job. A particular job. Playing the victim in murder reconstructions. Maybe by getting close to death he can manage to cheat on his own.

Top Cast

  • Yuriy Chursin

    Yuriy Chursin

    Valya

  • Vitaliy Khaev

    Vitaliy Khaev

    Captain

  • Aleksandr Ilyin Jr

    Aleksandr Ilyin Jr

    Seva

  • Marat Basharov

    Marat Basharov

    Karas

  • Olga Demidova

    Olga Demidova

    waitress

  • Anna Mikhalkova

    Anna Mikhalkova

    Lyuda

  • Fyodor Dobronravov

    Fyodor Dobronravov

    Valya's father / uncle Petya

  • Marina Golub

    Marina Golub

    Valya's mother

  • Andrey Fomin

    Andrey Fomin

    Sysoïev, l'intellectuel neurasthénique

Overview

A young man drops out of university and goes to the police. He's done nothing wrong he just wants a job. A particular job. Playing the victim in murder reconstructions. Maybe by getting close to death he can manage to cheat on his own.

Rating

6.5 / 10
65 Reviews
1 Popular

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