New Times
Synopsis
A film about the time of perestroika, made in the genre of documentary comedy. At the center of the film is an unusual hero - an adventurer and a smart man, a carefree rogue, a cheerful joker, and a passionate lover of life, reminiscent of Molière's famous Scapin. For this role, the director invited his friend and fellow student at the Institute of Culture, Boris Smirnov, who was working as a 6th-grade plumber at the time of filming...
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