A Soviet newspaper scandal where telling the truth gets you fired — sound familiar?
A critical article about the unjustified deforestation was published in the regional newspaper during the absence of the editor-in-chief. The author of the article was fired. The editor’s long-time friend, the deputy editor, also found himself in a difficult position.
Acting
Zhzhyonov's exhausted eyes carry decades of Soviet weariness.
Direction
Viktyuk makes office corridors feel like prison hallways.
Director
Roman Viktyuk
Georgi Zhzhyonov
Пальчиков
Nina Drobysheva
Инна Сергеевна
Leonid Markov
Ковалев
Oleg Shchetinin
Галецкий
Valentina Talyzina
Тамара Николаевна
Gennadiy Bortnikov
Михно
Leonid Fomin
Дима
Natalya Malakhova
Котова
Boris Ivanov
Шнейдер
Sergei Prokhanov
Степан
Nataliya Bogunova
Белла
Vladimir Gordeev
взъерошенный мужчина
Yan Arlazorov
посетитель ресторана
Natalia Bogdanova
официантка
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the Brezhnev stagnation, this TV movie snuck actual ethical complexity past censors who were apparently napping.
Viktyuk later became famous for avant-garde theater; this early work shows his gift for making institutional spaces feel claustrophobic.
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