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A deadbeat son, his deadbeat dad, and a road trip nobody asked for.
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How Viktor "The Garlic" Took Alexey "The Stud" to the Nursing Home (2017)

bleak humorpost-Soviet decayfamily dysfunction

Overview

ComedyDrama

Viktor spends his free time trawling bars with ladies of questionable repute, from where he is picked up by a wife he doesn’t love, the mother of a child they never planned. Viktor himself was abandoned by his own father, his mother then committed suicide, and he was left to grow up in an orphanage. Years later, his errant dad returns, now a disabled felon, and Viktor discovers a timely legacy is in the offing – his father’s apartment. The documentation for securing dad’s move into an old people’s home is signed in a flash. Nevertheless, the only one that can take him is miles away and, what’s more, the invalid starts to recuperate during the journey, which is when their real problems begin.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Tkachuk and Serebryakov's volcanic, wounded chemistry.

Direction

Khant finds poetry in rusted Russian industrial wastelands.

Writing

Dialogue so raw it feels improvised, yet cuts deep.

Best for:Solo: When you need to feel better about your own family drama.·Streaming: Late night, something stronger than water.·Rewatch: Catches you differently once you know the ending.
Heads up:Emotional: Suicide backstory, parental abandonment, unrelenting bleakness.·Language: Profuse Russian profanity, untranslatable soul-crushing insults.
Alexandr Khant

Director

Alexandr Khant

ReleasedOct 12, 2017
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Budget$441.8K·Revenue$95.6K
VGIK-Debut

Top Cast

Evgeniy Tkachuk

Evgeniy Tkachuk

Vitka Chesnokov - Chesnok

Aleksey Serebryakov

Aleksey Serebryakov

Lyokha Chesnokov - Shtyr

Andrey Smirnov

Andrey Smirnov

Platon - vor v zakone

Nataliya Vdovina

Nataliya Vdovina

Vera - vtoraya zhena Shtyrya

Olga Ozollapinya

Olga Ozollapinya

Svetka - zhena Vitki

Olga Lapshina

Olga Lapshina

mama Svetki

Alina Nasibullina

Alina Nasibullina

Lariska

Georgiy Kudrenko

Georgiy Kudrenko

Mishka - kum

Kseniya Orlova

Kseniya Orlova

Nastya

Dmitriy Arkhangelskiy

Dmitriy Arkhangelskiy

Chebur

Roman Chaliapin

Roman Chaliapin

Jack

Alexandra Veleskevich

Alexandra Veleskevich

Olya

Olga Voronina

Olga Voronina

Lenka

Konstantin Gatsalov

Konstantin Gatsalov

scarfaced bandit

Mikhail Troynik

Mikhail Troynik

Nastya's boyfriend

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

The 'vor v zakone' (thief-in-law) criminal subculture referenced was a genuine Soviet phenomenon, with specific tattoos and hierarchies that director Khant researched extensively.

Insight

Khant deliberately cast Serebryakov, Russia's most prestigious actor, against type as a pathetic invalid—a choice that shocked domestic audiences familiar with his heroic roles.

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