

A Russian loser, a mysterious old lady, and a marathon nobody asked for.
Tolik didn't succeed in life, sports career did not work, his wife left him. Unsuccessful, unloved, hopeless, he has lost faith in himself. All changes when he encounters a strange stranger Anna Ilinichna, who invites him to take part in an unusual marathon in faraway America.
Acting
Porechenkov's perfect embodiment of beautiful loser energy.
Direction
Oganesyan balances bleakness and warmth without sentimentality.

Director
Karen Oganesyan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film quietly interrogates Russian post-Soviet masculine identity — success defined by career, marriage, status — and finds radical possibility in total collapse.
Despite its 4.6 TMDB rating, the film developed a devoted cult following in Russia for its unflinching portrayal of provincial desperation.