Artemy Milgram

Vyacheslav Ermakov, a phony businessman and life-waster, owes a large sum to a crime boss and, to pay off his debt, is forced to agree to carry out his errand. But a fateful encounter occurs along the way. To survive, Slava must play a survival game. The film is unusual in the ambiguity of its antagonist and his motives, all set against the backdrop of class conflict and reflection on the collapse of the USSR.

Lera is a star Moscow obstetrician and a proponent of natural childbirth. One of her clients is Masha, the young mistress of influential businessman Shakhov. She is expected to give birth to his long-awaited heir, but due to complications during childbirth, the baby is born in critical condition. Shakhov initiates an investigation, the outcome of which will determine the fate of not only the clinic but also Lera herself — the main suspect in the tragedy.

The distant future. Earthlings help less developed civilizations overcome difficult stages of evolution. Anton, an employee of the Institute of History, goes to the medieval Arkanar to rescue scientists who can advance evolution. He will become Don Rumata of Estor, a wealthy aristocrat and lover of fights, booze and women. The main rule of progressors is not to interfere directly with the natural course of history, pointwise saving a few enlighteners from death. But Anton has a personal interest that he hid from the institute: somewhere in Arkanar, his father went missing.