During field work, drivers find a treasure of gold coins. They want to hand over the treasure to the state, but all officials do not want to take responsibility for its safety...
Acting
Lev Durov's weary everyman carries the absurdity perfectly.
Writing
Satire so sharp it barely needed to change after USSR fell.
Director
Viktor Sergeev
Lev Durov
Петрович
Sergei Parshin
Михаил
Dmitriy Kharatyan
Генка
Mikhail Gluzskiy
Иван Андреевич, подполковник милиции
Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina
Ксения Николаевна, жена Петровича
Boris Klyuev
управляющий Сельхозтехники
Pavel Makhotin
глава исполкома
Olga Volkova
директор ювелирного магазина
Lyudmila Solovyova
Вера
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during perestroika, this satirized the stagnation era bureaucracy that Gorbachev was supposedly dismantling—audiences laughed in recognition and despair.
Lev Durov was a beloved Soviet character actor who appeared in over 200 films; this rare leading role lets his hangdog exasperation shine.
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