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Characters

• Гера Кремов (played by Ivan Okhlobystin) — protagonist
• Фёдор / Степан (played by Fyodor Bondarchuk) — supporting
• Матильда (played by Olesya Potashinskaya) — supporting
• Спартак Сергей Львович (played by Vladimir Menshov) — supporting
• Лёсик (played by Vladimir Shainskiy) — supporting
• Ксения (played by Natalya Andreychenko) — supporting
• Боба (played by Igor Vernik) — supporting
• Армен (played by Armen Petrosyan) — supporting
• Кока (played by Vyacheslav Razbegaev) — supporting
• менеджер рекламы (played by Andrey I) — supporting
• Ирма (played by Angelina Chernova) — supporting
• Хлеб (played by Mikhail Khleborodov) — minor
• охранница Спартака (played by Leonilla Bezobrazova) — minor
• охранник Спартака (played by Aleksandr Ablyazov) — minor
• "индеец" Василь (played by Сергей Улыбабов) — minor
• "индеец" (played by Владимир Трубников) — minor
• "индеец" (played by Grigory Konstantinopolsky) — minor
• бандит (played by Roman Prygunov) — minor
• Рома (played by Ramil Sabitov) — minor
• "индианка" (played by Ekaterina Dvigubskaya) — minor

Story Analysis

A director's chaotic journey through gangster funding, romantic entanglements, and violent betrayals.

Plot Progression

1. The Director's Ambition
2. Gangster Entanglements
3. Shifting Alliances
4. Chaos and Escape