Slava Kolotilov, a schoolteacher from the town of Palchiki, arrived in Moscow with a manuscript of his novel in hand and met Nadia. Before the wedding, Deputy Trekhgolovich, confused, mistakes Kolotilov for the coach of a children's soccer team. Trekhgolovich confiscates Kolotilov's passport and tears up his ticket to Moscow, while Kolotilov does everything he can to ensure that his hastily assembled team loses so that he can leave for his bride.
Acting
Khabenskiy's desperate physical comedy carries every scene.
Direction
Gabriadze keeps the chaos coherent in his feature debut.
Director
Levan Gabriadze
Konstantin Khabenskiy
Kolotilov
Milla Jovovich
Nadya
Ivan Urgant
Danya
Sergey Garmash
Khlybustin
Vladimir Menshov
Tryokhgolovich
Olga Tumaykina
Dalinska
Galina Jovovich
Mama Nadi
Sergei Selin
Mer
Aleksandr Robak
Botsman
Roman Madyanov
Inspektor DPS
Tatyana Lyutaeva
Podruga mamy Nadi
Aleksandra Nazarova
Babushka
Vitaly Filippovykh
cargo owner
Oleg Maslennikov
Kopchik
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Levan Gabriadze later directed Unfriended (2014), making this his wildly different warm-up act.
The film gently mocks Russia's urban-rural divide, with Palchiki representing nostalgic incompetence versus Moscow's cold ambition.
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