A con artist steals a dead man's identity — then falls in love with the life he stole.
Vasya - an adventurer and a fraudster - gets to the hospital. His roommate Gena dies, and Vasya becomes the only person who knows about the meeting of Gena with his son, whom he never saw. Vasya decides on his biggest scam - he goes to a meeting and impersonates Gena. How far is Vasya ready to go this time?
Acting
Khabenskiy's eyes do three acts of Shakespeare in silence.
Writing
Economical storytelling — every lie reveals a truth.
Director
Karina Chuvikova
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Khabenskiy and Tsapnik are longtime collaborators in Russian cinema; their natural chemistry makes the stolen friendship eerily believable.
Chuvikova uses the cramped hospital room as a metaphor — Vasya literally cannot escape the man he's pretending to be.
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