A Soviet man finally snaps — and it's about a factory job nobody wants.
Match factory repairman Parfen Loktionov is offered to become a shift foreman. The new position, on the one hand, is associated with increased responsibility, and on the other, with less earnings (the salary is “ten” less). The mother-in-law and wife insist that Parfen, usually submissive to them, refuse the offer made to him. But this time he rebels against domestic tyranny...
Acting
Martynov's trembling rage beneath total restraint.
Direction
Shakhmaliyeva finds horror in fluorescent factory halls.
Director
Ayan Shakhmaliyeva
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the perestroika-era 'chernukha' movement — films exposing Soviet life's ugly underbelly.
The 'ten rubles less' premise was based on real factory wage structures that punished workers for advancement.
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