A fixer infiltrates an orphanage as a PE teacher. What could go wrong? Everything. Gloriously.
A large construction company is trying to take over the territory of an orphanage in order to build an amusement park there. The director of the orphanage, with the support of his wards, is fighting for its preservation. The head of the construction company Borisov wants to achieve his goal by any means and hires a professional to solve controversial and slippery issues Polunin, as well as a careerist Chizhikov, who hires bandits. However, the bandits only aggravate the situation, creating more and more problems for Borisov. At the same time, Polunina, who tricked into getting a job as a physical education teacher in an orphanage, begins her subversive work.
Writing
Polunina's double-agent PE teacher is comedy gold.
Acting
Anton Batyrev's warm paternal energy anchors the madness.
Director
Mikhail Malinin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Russian family comedies rarely skew this cynical about capitalism while keeping heart—it's basically a post-Soviet 'Home Alone' with bureaucrats instead of burglars.
Director Mikhail Malinin previously worked in TV comedy; this was his rare theatrical feature attempt, explaining the sitcom-pacing energy.
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