A capitalist pioneer rises to become Russia's richest man, only to face state suppression and forge a parallel power structure to survive.
During the Gorbachev years, Platon Makovski and his four buddies are university students who jump on the private capitalism movement. Fast-forward 20 years, Platon finds himself the richest man in Russia, having sacrificed his friends to get to the top. But with this cynical rise, comes a brutal fall.
Pavel Lungin
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