Bringing Upside Down the Life

Bringing Upside Down the Life

2003 · 72 min · ★ 7.5 · Comedy

A company of swindlers is creating a school of nannies and teachers to provide “educational” services to the population. The company's employees are exclusively homeless people from the area of three stations, subordinate to the foreman. The people chosen are very diverse, and a decent legend with recommendations is composed for each one. Thus, the scammers not only deceived gullible citizens who fell for the advertisement, but also quite realistically solved the problem of the homeless by providing them with food and a roof over their heads.

Directed by Mikhail Kokshenov · Written by Arkadiy Inin

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