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1999 · 108 min · ★ 10.0 · History, Drama

Follows the present and past, and in a surreal environment where the motifs of Kazakov’s stories intersect. The hero can easily meet with Stalin or drink vodka with a homeless person in the basement.

Directed by Arkadi Kordon · Written by Arkadi Filatov

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