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Plot

It's 1916,

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, the premonition of the revolution. Vorobyov, a gymnasium teacher, retires from service in protest at the dismissal of revolutionary-minded teachers, although he does not share their views. He remains without means of subsistence – there is nothing to pay for a rented apartment, he has a sick child who needs to be treated in the

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. Vorobyov is looking for work, even the worst, just to pay money. The gendarmerie offers him to become a filer (spy, secret observer), cooperate with them and report all the unreliable people. Vorobyov faces a monstrous choice – or become a snitch, or remain an honest man without a livelihood. The impossibility of going out makes him commit suicide.

Cast

Oleg Yankovsky Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky (; 23 February 1944 – 20 May 2009) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Russian actor who excelled in psychologically sophisticated roles of modern intellectuals. In 1991, he became, together with , the last person to be nam ...

as Pyotr Vorobyov * Yelena Safonova as Nastya, Vorobyov's wife * Aleksandr Vokach as Head of the Gendarme Department * Oleksiy Gorbunov as Lavrentiev, gendarme lieutenant *

Aleksandr Zbruyev Aleksandr Viktorovich Zbruyev (, born 31 March 1938, Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Soviet Union, Soviet and Russian theatrical and film actor. Selected filmography * ''My Younger Brother'' (1962) as Dimka Denisov * ''A Span of Earth'' (1964) as Alek ...

as Yakov Pyatkin *

Olga Ostroumova Olga Mikhailovna Ostroumova (; born 21 September 1947) is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. Best known for her roles in films '' We'll Live Till Monday'' (1968, her debut), '' The Dawns Here Are Quiet'' (1972, Italian ''Silver Nymph'' ...

as Nina *

Filipp Yankovsky Filipp Olegovich Yankovsky () is a Russians, Russian actor and film director. He was born on October 10, 1968, to actor Oleg Yankovsky. Life and career Filipp Yankovsky was born October 10, 1968, in Saratov in the family of actors Oleg Yankovsky ...

as episode * Aleksandr Abdulov as Vanya * Bohdan Beniuk as Janitor * Igor Gnevashev as episode

Awards

*1988 – Prize to

for the best performance of the male role at the

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References

External links

* 1987 films 1980s Russian-language films 1980s war drama films Soviet war drama films Soviet World War I films Films directed by Roman Balayan 1980s Soviet films Russian-language war drama films {{1980s-USSR-film-stub