Plot
It's 1916, World War I, 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 Crimea. 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 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 as Yakov Pyatkin * Olga Ostroumova as Nina *Awards
*1988 – Prize to Oleg Yankovsky for the best performance of the male role at theReferences
External links
* 1987 drama films Soviet drama films Russian drama films 1987 films Films directed by Roman Balayan {{1980s-USSR-film-stub