The misanthrope Alexander Christoforov, nicknamed "Alec", is a hopeless loser. The actor, who was celebrated in the Soviet era as the hero of "Eugene Onegin", is carving out a depressing existence as a bad paid figure of a ridicule historical show. Despised by his ex-wife, alienated from his son, Alec has totally screwed up his life. But when diagnosed with a mortal illness, he sets off on a ludicrous tour de force at the end of which a piece of eternity surprisingly awaits him - A comedy with a happy end.
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Cast
Aleksey Guskov
Aleksandr Khristoforov
Timofey Tribuntsev
Solomon
Oksana Fandera
doctor
Igor Ugolnikov
Ignatych
Roman Kurtsyn
gladiator
Lydia Velezheva
Khristoforov's ex-wife
Polina Pushkaruk
gladiator's assistant
Stanislav Lyubshin
Wizard
Anastasiya Somova
clip director
Aleksandr Gokh
Gosha
Mikhail Gagarin
Sergey Epishev
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