Alex is a charming adventurer who substitutes for a contestant shaman who dropped out at the shooting of a high-rated television show, popular among psychics. He repeats a prophecy on the air that he overheard backstage. He foretells that someone in the audience is doomed to everlasting solitude and that her nearest and dearest will turn their backs on her. Alex has no idea that what's been going on is no coincidence: he has become involved in a long-standing rivalry between two powerful wizards. These psychics have drawn him into a dangerous, mystical game with no rules. Strange events start to take place in the life of Tanya, the girl Alex "cursed" at the show. Alex tries to assure her there is no "curse" at all, and slowly falls in love with her. Still more signs manifest showing the prophecy is true, and it begins to threaten Tanya's life. To save himself and Tanya, Alex is forced to find a way out of this mystical mess.
Acting
Alexander Petrov commits hard to utter absurdity
Production
Gloriously bonkers wizard TV show set design
Writing
Prophecy mechanics that make zero sense, somehow charming
Director
Ivan Kordzaiya
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Russian TV in the 2010s had a genuine obsession with psychic competition shows; this film satirizes a real phenomenon. SPOILER FREE.
Alexander Petrov would later star in 'Attraction,' Russia's biggest sci-fi blockbuster—apparently once you fake one supernatural ability, the roles keep coming. LIGHT SPOILERS for career trajectory only.
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