
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.
Release Date: 6/6/2002
Runtime: 128 minutes
Languages: Russian
Director: Pavel Lungin
00Companies: Etalon-Film, CTB Film Company, ARTE, ARTE France Cinéma, Catherine Dussart Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Gimages, Kominter, Magnat, Network Movie, ZDF
Countries: France, Germany, Russia

Vladimir Mashkov
Platon Makovskiy

Mariya Mironova
Mariya

Andrey Krasko
Shmakov

Aleksandr Baluev
Koretskiy

Vladimir Steklov
Belenkiy

Marat Basharov
Koshkin

Levan Uchaneishvili
Larri

Valentin Varetskii
Member of the Security Counsil

Mikhail Vasserbaum
Mark

Vladimir Golovin
Akhmet

Vladimir Gusev
Lomov

Vladimir Kashpur
Ship Captain