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In this farcical dark comedy/melodrama, Lena manages to lose her place at college by virtue of throwing a minor hissy-fit when she catches her erstwhile boyfriend in bed with another girl. Instead of penalizing the boy for his behavior, Lena gets stuck with a court appearance and must pay a small fine, in addition to losing a boyfriend, her college career, and an apartment. Lena belongs to a film club which occasionally hands out awards, and the membership of it decides to send her into the Russian hinterlands to hand out an award to an obscure filmmaker. Throughout the film, Lena has been associated with a bizarre con man named Stepanych who, when his cons fall through, comes to her in the distant town she has gone to seeking her help in committing suicide.

Top Cast

  • Aleksei Zharkov

    Aleksei Zharkov

    Евгений Степанович Иванов, 50-летний аферист

  • Natalya Negoda

    Natalya Negoda

    Elena Igorevna Fomkina, student of the financial academy

  • Aleksandr Mironov

    Aleksandr Mironov

    лейтенант милиции Кондаков

  • Anastasiya Vertinskaya

    Anastasiya Vertinskaya

    Дуня Фомкина, мать Лены

  • Aleksandr Lenkov

    Aleksandr Lenkov

    Игорь Иванович, отец Лены

  • Andrey Sokolov

    Andrey Sokolov

    Борис, сын Степаныча, фотограф

  • Anna Tikhonova

    Anna Tikhonova

    Жанна Фролова, продавец в универмаге

  • Grigori Manukov

    Grigori Manukov

    Олег Стрельников, сын артиста, врач

  • Vatslav Dvorzhetsky

    Vatslav Dvorzhetsky

    Фёдор Фёдорович Стрельников, актёр-юбиляр

Overview

In this farcical dark comedy/melodrama, Lena manages to lose her place at college by virtue of throwing a minor hissy-fit when she catches her erstwhile boyfriend in bed with another girl. Instead of penalizing the boy for his behavior, Lena gets stuck with a court appearance and must pay a small fine, in addition to losing a boyfriend, her college career, and an apartment. Lena belongs to a film club which occasionally hands out awards, and the membership of it decides to send her into the Russian hinterlands to hand out an award to an obscure filmmaker. Throughout the film, Lena has been associated with a bizarre con man named Stepanych who, when his cons fall through, comes to her in the distant town she has gone to seeking her help in committing suicide.

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