34-year-old physicist-astronomer Ignat Halley, fascinated by the stars and work at the mountain observatory, flies to the capital to file for a divorce. In Moscow, under unusual circumstances, Ignat meets a mysterious girl Taisia Artemyev and meets her whole family: mother Yulia, sister Dusya and intelligent, eccentric grandmother Yanga Lvovna. This meeting turns everything upside down in the life of an astronomer. And on New Year's Eve, Ignat will have to make an important decision that will change not only his life, but also his new acquaintances.
Acting
Liya Akhedzhakova's scene-stealing grandma—legend status confirmed.
Production
Snow-dusted Moscow streets that make winter actually look inviting.
Director
Milena Fadeeva
Liya Akhedzhakova
Yanga Lvovna Artemieva
Anna Chipovskaya
Taisiya
Anton Shagin
Ignat Halley
Pavel Priluchnyy
Polupanov
Anna Mikhalkova
Yuliya
Aleksei Kravchenko
Valery Petrovich
Daniil Spivakovskiy
Mukhin
Emmanuil Vitorgan
Kesha
Igor Vernik
Grisha
Nina Usatova
Maria Konstantinovna
Maksim Lagashkin
Julia's lover
Kseniya Kutepova
Shurochka
Sofya Lukyanova
Dusya
Svetlana Kolpakova
Lukina
Maxim Zhegalin
Korolkov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film leans heavily on Soviet-era 'kitchen sink' comedy tradition where cramped apartments become stages for philosophical debates.
Liya Akhedzhakova, Russia's most beloved character actress, reportedly improvised several of Yanga's withering observations about modern men.
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