Fake it till you make it, Russian military school edition.
Fourteen-year-old Egor, having moved with his mother from St. Petersburg to Kaliningrad, begins a new life: another educational institution - the Kaliningrad Nakhimov School, new acquaintances, new friends, new circumstances and concerns... He immediately decides to gain authority and introduces himself as the brother of the legendary Nakhimov students Loginov. And the plan works at first - popularity allows him to become the star of the class.
Acting
Ilya Malakov's nervous energy as a kid way out of his depth.
Production
Authentic Nakhimov School filming locations with real cadet extras.
Director
Dmitry Gubarev
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nakhimov Schools are real elite naval prep institutions in Russia, making Egor's fraud equivalent to claiming you're Obama's nephew at a military academy.
Director Dmitry Gubarev cast actual Nakhimov cadets as background performers to capture authentic teenage hierarchy dynamics.
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