The Waiting Room
A 'runaway' homeless man, once a renowned athlete, finds himself marooned in the small, snow-covered town of Zarechensk. Victor lands a job at an orphanage, where he soon meets a young teacher who becomes both a compassionate friend and the love of his life. However, fate doesn't play out simply as good or bad; it unfolds in a way that makes the hero realize one cannot run away from oneself. Consequently, it is in Zarechensk that a train carrying a film crew from the capital, on their way back to Moscow, is compelled to delay their journey for a few days. Remarkably, Zarechensk becomes the place where a director finally discovers the perfect actress for his leading role and encounters a man who has fled from her love. Meanwhile, a producer makes the ultimate decision to select this town as the filming location for her upcoming movie.
Directed by Dmitriy Astrakhan · Written by Oleg Danilov
Network: Channel One
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Cast
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Mikhail Boyarskiy Seleznyov Viktor Nikolaevich -
Vera Glagoleva Semyonova Mariya Sergeevna -
Olga Ponizova Sokolova Irina Semyonovna -
Vyacheslav Tikhonov Zaitsev Mikhail Borisovich -
Mikhail Ulyanov Fyodorov Semyon Petrovich -
Nina Usatova Konovalova Galina Vasilyevna -
Nikolay Eryomenko Skvortsov - polkovnik militsii -
Andrey Sokolov Karetnikov Vladimir -
Igor Kostolevskiy Zimin Aleksandr - bankir -
Gennadi Svir Seva Samoshin - leitenant militsii -
Olga Sutulova Sveta Ponomaryova -
Innokentiy Sichkar Vova Kapitonov - «Kapitosha»
