About the film
Vasily Kuzyakin works at a timber yard, lives in a village with his wife Nadya and three children, and loves his pigeons more than anything. After an accident at work he gets a trip to a Black Sea resort.
There he meets Raisa Zakharovna, a sophisticated city woman who talks about mysticism and aerobics. Vasily follows her to the city instead of going home, and soon discovers what he has lost.
Funny, warm and full of quotable lines, it is one of the most loved Russian comedies, from the director of Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears.
Did you know?
- It is directed by Vladimir Menshov, who also made Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears.
- Sergei Yursky and Natalya Tenyakova, who play the old neighbours, were married in real life.
- It is based on a play by Vladimir Gurkin, who also wrote the script.
