A con man dies, becomes a ghost, and has to solve his own murder — Russian bureaucracy finally useful?
Pasha Veterok is a brilliant con man who created a Ponzi scheme that has lured gullible citizens, businessmen, and criminal kingpins alike. As Veterok prepares to disappear with the money to Bali, his plans are thwarted-someone is already aiming a sniper rifle at him. Young detective Lyosha Boldyrev is assigned to investigate this mysterious murder.
Acting
Kharlamov's deadpan panic as a ghost who still scams
Writing
Ponzi mechanics explained through haunting, somehow educational
Director
Emil Nikogosyan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Russian cinema's recent ghost-comedy boom reflects collective anxiety about corruption — the dead finally see everything.
Kharlamov improvised most of his reactions to 'invisible' objects; the crew reportedly couldn't stop laughing during the morgue scene.
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